What is "aepinus"

Aepinus may refer to:

• Aepinus (crater) named after Franz Aepinus
• Aepinus (genus), a genus of crabs
• Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (1724–1802), a German natural philosopher
• Johannes Aepinus (Johann Hoeck) (1499–1553), a German Protestant theologian

Aepinus is a small lunar impact crater located along the northern lunar limb, close to the north pole of the Moon. To the south east is the prominent crater Hermite.

This crater was unnamed until it was given a name along with 18 other craters by the IAU on January 22, 2009. It was named after the German-Russian astronomer Franz Aepinus (c. 1724 – c. 1802).