Copernicus

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Copernicus is a yellow star in Cancer 40.3 light-years away, named in honour of the Polish astronomer who placed the Sun —not the Earth— at the centre of the universe. The naming is not ancient but modern: the International Astronomical Union set it in 2014, together with the name Galileo for one of its confirmed planets, in tribute to the pioneers of the scientific revolution.

Constellation: Cancer
Apparent magnitude: 5.96
Distance: 40.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 133.149° · Dec 28.331°
Catalogue: HIP 43587 · HD 75732

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