166 (number)

166 (one hundred [and] sixty-six) is the natural number following 165 and preceding 167.

In mathematics
166 is an even number and a composite number. It is a centered triangular number.

Given 166, the Mertens function returns 0. 166 is a Smith number in base 10.

In astronomy

 * 166 Rhodope is a dark main belt asteroid, in the Adeona family of asteroids
 * 166P/NEAT is a periodic comet and centaur in the outer Solar System
 * HD 166 is the 6th magnitude star in the constellation Andromeda

In the military

 * 166th Signal Photo Company was the official photo unit in the 89th Division of George Patton's Third Army in World War II
 * Convoy ON-166 was the 166th of the numbered ON series of merchant ship convoys outbound from the British Isles to North America departing February 11, 1943
 * Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter
 * USCGC Tamaroa (WMEC-166) was a United States Coast Guard cutter during World War II
 * USS Alcedo (SP-166) was a United States Navy yacht. She was the first American vessel lost in World War I
 * USS Baron (DE-166) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
 * USS Bush (DD-166) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer during the World War I
 * USS Cabell (AK-166) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
 * USS Fond du Lac (APA-166) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport ship during World War II
 * USS Jamestown (AGTR-3/AG-166) was a United States Navy Oxford-class technical research ship following World War II

In sports

 * Sam Thompson’s 166 RBIs in 1887 stood as a Major League Baseball record until Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921

In transportation

 * British Rail Class 166
 * The now-defunct elevated IRT Third Avenue Line, 166th Street station in the Bronx, New York
 * London Buses route 166
 * Piaggio P.166 is a twin-engined push prop-driven utility aircraft developed by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio
 * Banat Air Flight 166 crashed on take-off en route from Romania on December 13, 1995
 * Alfa Romeo 166 produced from 1998 to 2007
 * Ferrari 166 model cars produced from 1948 to 1953
 * Ferrari 166 Inter (1949) Coachbuilt street coupe and cabriolet

In other fields
166 is also:
 * The year AD 166 or 166 BC
 * The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unhexhexium