Copernicus

Cancer · Cnc · 55 Cnc · HR 3522 · HIP 43587 · magnitude 5.95

Nicolaus Copernicus or Mikolaj Kopernik (1473-1543) was a Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in his book "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium".

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 3522

HIP

43587

Bayer ID

55 Cnc

Visual magnitude

5.95

Right ascension (J2000)

133.149°

Declination (J2000)

28.3308°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Nicolaus Copernicus or Mikolaj Kopernik (1473-1543) was a Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in his book "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium".