Copernicus (disambiguation)

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Renaissance polymath and astronomer.

Copernicus, Kopernik or Kopernikus may also refer to:

Science

 * OAO-3 Copernicus, an orbiting astronomical observatory (X-ray and UV) launched on 21 August 1972
 * Copernicus Programme, a joint initiative of the European Commission and European Space Agency
 * Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
 * Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, an observatory and science center in Vestal, New York
 * Copernicium, element 112
 * Copernicus (star), also known as 55 Cancri A in the 55 Cancri binary star system
 * Copernicus Award, a Polish-German scientific award offered jointly by the Foundation for Polish Science and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
 * Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer

Entertainment

 * Copernicus (film), a 1973 Polish film
 * Kopernikus, an 1979 opera by Canadian composer Claude Vivier
 * Copernicus, a shuttlecraft in the Star Trek series
 * Doctor Copernicus, a 1976 novel by John Banville
 * Copernicus Publications, an academic publisher

Other uses

 * Copernicus (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon
 * Copernicus (Martian crater)
 * Copernicus (yacht), a 1973 Polish yacht
 * Copernicus Cup, an annual indoor track and field competition
 * Copernicus Festival, a science festival held every May
 * Copernicus Foundation, a non-profit organization in Chicago
 * Copernicus Peak, the highest peak of Mount Hamilton, California
 * Wrocław Airport, formerly known as Wrocław Copernicus Airport, Poland
 * DFS Kopernikus, German TV satellites of the 1990s
 * Index Copernicus, an online database of user-contributed information
 * Kopernik (organization), a non-profit headquartered in Indonesia