Abstract
The author of “The Catalog of Zodiac signs and stars” published in De Revolutionibus, was Ptolemy. Copernicus used this catalog and all available observations of the Sun, Moon and planets, for improvement of the theory and tables of their motions. E. P. Fedorov wants to support with the authoritative opinion of Copernicus the idea of replacing the main optic reference frame to radio system JCRF. Having mastered the experience of previous generations Copernicus knew that the principles of establishing coordinate systems do not change along with opinions on the structure of the universe. Had the places of stars in catalogs not been dependent on the location of the Sun, Copernicus would have had no opportunity to prepare the time and coordinate systems required for solution of his problem. In his manuscript he preserved the idea the principles of compiling star catalogs, which were not included in the published edition along with excerpts from the originally conceived chapters. The words irrefutably prove that the idea of establishing the main reference system from VLBJ observations without the place of vernal equinox could not be supported by reference to Copernicus`s opinion.
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