50 (number)

50 ("fifty") is the number following 49 and preceding 51.

In astronomy

• Messier object M50, a magnitude 7.0 open cluster in the constellation Monoceros
• The New General Catalogue object NGC 50, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
• The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 1201 February 11 BC and ended on 97 April 1. The duration of Saros series 50 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
• The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1134 July 3 and ended on 164 August 20. The duration of Saros series 50 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.