173 (number)

173 is the natural number following 172 and preceding 174.

In mathematics

• 173 is an odd number, a deficient number, and an odious number. It is a balanced prime, an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part, and a Sophie Germain prime. It is also an inconsummate number.

173 is the sum of 2 squares: . It is also the sum of three consecutive prime numbers: 53 + 59 + 61.

In astronomy

• 173 Ino is a large dark main belt asteroid
• 173P/Mueller is a periodic comet in our solar system
• Arp 173 (VV 296, KPG 439) is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Boötes
• HD 221287 is a yellow-white main-sequence star about 173 light years away in the constellation of Tucana
• HD 221287 b is an extrasolar planet about 173 light years away in the constellation of Tucana

In geography

• It takes about 173 years for all the water in Lake Superior to be changed
• The Arizona State Prison in Safford, Arizona, is 173 miles (278 km) southeast of Phoenix
• Florence Marina State Park is a 173-acre (0.70 km²) Georgia state park near Omaha, Georgia
• Wailua Falls is a 173-foot (53 m) waterfall located in Kauai, Hawaii that feeds into the Wailua River
• Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street Pantheon at 173 Oxford Street, London
• 173rd meridian east and 173rd meridian west

In the military

• 173rd Air Refueling Squadron unit of the Nebraska Air National Guard
• 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based in Vicenza
• 173rd Battalion unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I
• 173rd Surveillance Squadron (Australia) of the Australian Army at Oakey, Queensland
• K-173 Chelyabinsk Russian Oscar class SSGN submarine at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base in Vilyuchinsk
• USNS Provo (T-AG-173) was a U.S. Navy Phoenix-class auxiliary ship following World War II
• USS Codington (AK-173) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
• USS Eldridge (DE-173) was a U.S. Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS Etamin (IX-173) was a U.S. Navy Crater-class cargo ship during World War II
• USS Florence (SP-173) was a U.S. Navy yacht during World War I
• USS Hyde (APA-173) was a U.S. Navy Haskell-classattack transport ship during World War II
• USS PC-472 was a 173-foot (53 m) U.S. Navy submarine chaser during World War II
• USS Pike (SS-173) was a U.S. Navy Porpoise class submarine diesel-electric submarine during World War II
• USS Sproston (DD-173) was a U.S. Navy Wickes class destroyer following World War II
• Vought V-173 (Flying Pancake) was a U.S. Navy experimental test aircraft during World War II

In movies

• In The Sandlot (1993), the Beast is said to have eaten 173 guys
• Football Romeo is the 173rd Our Gang short comedy film, released on November 12, 1938
• Scheming Schemers is the 173rd short starring the Three Stooges released October 4, 1956
• In Tangled (2010), Rapunzel's 70-m long hair was animated using simulations of 173 hair strands.

In music

• Something/Anything? (1972) by Todd Rundgren ranked #173 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
• God Save the Queen (1977) by the Sex Pistols ranked #173 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

In population

• Maldives ranks #173 in world population
• Faroe Islands (Denmark) ranks #173 in world population density
• Drenchia, Province of Udine, Italy has a population of 173 (As of 2004)
• United States towns with a population of 173:
  • Adrian, Minnesota
  • Ames, New York
  • Bald Head Island, North Carolina
  • Clontarf, Minnesota
  • Eden Nebraska
  • Hunter, Oklahoma
  • Iona, Minnesota
  • Keller, Virginia
  • Kerr, Illinois
  • Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania
  • Madrid, Maine
  • McIntire, Iowa
  • Mitchell, Georgia
  • Orwell, Minnesota
  • Poplar, Minnesota
  • Skandia, Minnesota
  • Starr, South Carolina
  • Wheatcroft, Kentucky

In sports

• Norm Van Brocklin threw 173 touchdowns in his NFL career from 1949–1960
• Elbert Dubenion rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown for the Buffalo Bills in 1961
• Joe Namath threw 173 touchdowns in his NFL career from 1965–1977
• Bill Goldberg won 173 consecutive wrestling matches
• 173 players competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
• Duffy Dyer hit 173 RBIs in his MLB career from 1968–1981
• The Texas Rangers hit 173 home runs in the 2000 season
• Billy Harrell played 173 games in his Major League Baseball career between 1955 and 1961 for the Cleveland Indians (1955, 1957) and Boston Red Sox (1958, 1961)
• Pitcher Patsy Flaherty, in 173 games, had a win-loss record of 67-84
• Goose Goslin had 173 career triples from 1921 - 1937
• Colby Rasmus's Batting Average with the blue jays in 2011

In transportation

• The Georgia Railroad, the world longest railroad in 1845, ran for 173 miles (278 km) from Augusta to Marthasville (Atlanta, Georgia)
• The Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 (June 20 - July 7, 1996) had an orbital altitude of 173 statute miles
• United Airlines Flight 173 en route from Denver to Portland crashed on December 28, 1978
• The Velocity 173 was a kit aircraft produced by Velocity Aircraft in the early '90s.
• Missouri Route 52 comprises 173 miles (278 km) of primarily two-lane roadway in Missouri

In TV and radio

• The Bob Cummings Show ran on NBC (1955, 1957–1959) and CBS (1955–1957) with 173 episodes
• "The Canine Mutiny", the 173rd episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on April 13, 1997
• "The Bookstore", the 173rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, originally aired on April 9, 1998
• "Ms. Wakefield", the 173rd episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on December 19, 2004
• Channel 173 on The Dish Network is the Disney Channel West
• Channel 173 on XM Satellite Radio is WLW 700, football/basketball play-by-play

In other fields

173 is also:

• The year AD 173 or 173 BC
• 173 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 789 – 790 CE
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unsepttrium
• The book "173 Hours in Captivity" (2000)
• The La Catapulte roller coaster at LaRonde, Montreal reaches a height of 173 feet (53 m)
• The Exit status indicated by Mac App Store software when receipt validation fails^[1]
• The "number" of the main enemy in the survival indie horror game SCP: Containment Breach

See also

• List of highways numbered 173
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 173
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 173
• R. v. Bartle, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 173
• Rust v. Sullivan, 500 U.S. 173 (1991)

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