In Astronomy
- Messier object M85 is a magnitude 10.5 lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
- NGC 85 is a galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
- 85 Io is a large main belt asteroid
- 85 Pegasi is a multiple star system in constellation of Pegasus
- 85 Ceti is a variable star in the constellation of Cetus
- 85P/Boethin is a periodic comet
- 85 is the Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -170 March 14 and ended on 1110 April (1280.1 years, 72 solar eclipses)
- 85 is also the Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -103 August 2 and ended on 1267 November (1370.3 years, 77 lunar eclipses)
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