30 September: 273

10 facts about the number 273 on the 273rd day of the year:

1. The freezing temperature of water and the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of Water are both approximately 0 °C or 273 K. By international agreement, absolute zero is −273.15 degrees Celsius.
2. 273 Atropos is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa in 1888. In Greek mythology, Atropos was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny.
3. In the Sharpless catalogue, number 273 is The Fox Fur Nebula, so called because it resembles the head of a stole made from the fur of a red Fox. It is located in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn) not far off the right arm of Orion, and is a small section of a larger complex, generally known as the Christmas Tree cluster.
4. 273 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a reconnaissance unit in World War I, and re-formed in World War II in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
5. Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of English playwright William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar reads: "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war."
6. The year 273 was a common year starting on a Wednesday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Tacitus and Placidianus.
7. The Roman numeral for 273 is CCLXXIII and in Binary it is written as 10001000.
8. The A273 is a road in Sussex which runs between Haywards Heath and Pyecombe.
9. The London bus 273 runs between Conington Road and Petts Wood Station.
10. In numerology the energy of 273 is optimistic and dynamic, and resonates with creativity. A person affected by the number will be forward looking, introspective and a good team player.

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