 The kissing number is 23 = 8, (2"n" – 1 for "n" < 8, 240 for "n" = 8, and 2"n"("n" – 1) for "n" > 8).The D lattice (also called D and C) can be constructed by the union of all four D4 lattices, but it is identical to the "D4 lattice"