Many people will seriously judge your taste in music if you ask them who Freddie Mercury is. The infamous music personality would have been 70 years old today had he not passed away all those years ago and to commemorate his 70th birthday, an asteroid has been named after the late Queen lead singer. The asteroid has been named after him in honor of “Freddie’s outstanding influence in the world.”
This really does seem to be an appropriate method of honoring one of the best artists that music industry has ever seen.
The announcement came on YouTube in the form of a short video published by Queen guitarist Brian May. He announced that the asteroid formally known as Asteroid 17473 will now be referred to as Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury.
A certificate of adoption has been issued by the International Astronomical Union and the Minor Planet Center who this is as official as it gets. The asteroid that has been named after Freddie Mercury was discovered in 1991.
It’s located in the main Asteroid Belt which continuously orbits Mars and Jupiter. It’s about two miles wide and only reflects nearly 30 percent of the light that falls on it. You need a really powerful telescope to take a peak at the Asteroid Belt from Earth.
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