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Freddie Mercury Receives Namesake Asteroid on 70th Birthday
- Anna Mae
- Sep 7, 2016
- 1 min read
''To mark what would have been Freddie Mercury's 70th birthday, Queenguitarist and actual astrophysicist Brian May announced that an asteroid orbiting around Mars and Jupiter has been named after the singer.
"I’m happy to be able to announce that the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center has today designated Asteroid 17473, discovered 1991, in Freddie’s name, timed to honor his 70th Birthday," May said in a statement. "Henceforth this object will be known as Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury."...''
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