His last name is also a planet, now Queen's late lead vocalist has an asteroid named in his honor. Guitarist Brian May, who is also a highly regarded astro-scientist, announced on Mercury's birthday (9/5) that his former band mate had been given the honor by the International Astonomical Union's Minor Planet Centre. Freddie's asteroid is closest to Jupiter and measures about 2 miles across.
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Get a glimpse of it after Brian's announcement