[Freddie Mercury]

Two star registry certificates from the International Star Registry, 25 December 1985 and 5 September 1987

Certificate dated 25 December 1985, redesignating named star number Hercules RA 17h 5m 47sd, 38°14' to the name Freddie Mercu𝐆ry (framed: 42.🌃2 by 32.7cm., 16½ by 12⅞in.)

Certificate dated 5 September 1987, redesignating named star number Gemini RA 6h 2m 20sd, 25°O'B to the name Freddie Mercury (unframed, mounted on blue c൩ard: 44.4 by 36.1cm., 17½ by 14¼in.:

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Associated ephemera including co꧂nfirmatio🃏n letter and constellation charts

Awarded to Freddie on Christmas 1985 and his birthday 1987, the International Star Registry grew in popularity during the 1980s as an unofficial star naming organisation. Celebrities including Princesꦕs Diana, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Kirk Douglas also have stars named after them.