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The Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Polish: Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika) is a Polish scientific research institute of Polish Academy of Sciences headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. It is a leading institution in the country in the field of astronomy.

Description
The main subjects of research include: stellar evolution, binary stars, circumstellar matter, dense matter and neutron stars, black holes, accretion processes, structure and evolution of active galaxies, cosmology and extrasolar planets. In 2020 NCAC employed 69 researchers.

Center has a Department of Astrophysics in Toruń, Nicolaus Copernicus's hometown.