Name a star in memory of someone you love
Last updated 31 October 2026
From £9.99 — emailed in minutes, or printed and posted free Name a Star
If you're here because someone you love has died, we're sorry. A memorial star is a quiet way to keep their name: a real star, recorded in our register with their name and a few words of your own.
A named star asks nothing of you. There's no grave to tend, no anniversary it demands. It's simply there — on clear nights, on hard nights — a fixed point in the sky that carries their name.
What a memorial star includes
- A real, catalogued star — from the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues, with genuine coordinates, in our register under their name.
- All five documents (A4, printable at home) — the certificate, a welcome letter, the coordinates sheet, the story of the constellation and the register extract. Some families print the certificate for the memorial service, and you can reprint at home, free, for life: for an anniversary, or for a grandchild who one day asks about the name.
- Their own star page — an interactive sky map showing the star among its constellation, with the dedication message you choose. The star is named for eternity on our database, and anyone with the link can visit it.
Choosing the dedication: some people use a name ("Margaret's Star"), some a phrase ("Forever in our hearts", "Always guiding us home", "Shining on"). If the words won't come, a name and a date say enough. You can choose the constellation too — perhaps one visible from their garden in winter, or their zodiac constellation if it is Taurus, Gemini, Leo or Scorpius — or let us choose a star from anywhere in the sky.
The honest bit
We tell every customer the same thing: star naming is symbolic. Only the International Astronomical Union names stars officially, and it doesn't sell them. Any company that implies otherwise is selling a promise it can't keep — and grief deserves better than that. We think the symbolism is exactly why it helps: what's real is the star, its coordinates, and their name against it in our register.
Given at services, kept for lifetimes
A memorial star costs £9.99 and is ready within minutes of ordering — which matters when a funeral or memorial service is tomorrow and you want something to hand to a grieving parent, or to read aloud. It is deliberately not a grand gesture. It's a quiet one, honestly described, that stays.
A note on what we won't say
We won't tell you they're "up there now" or that the star "is" them — that's yours to feel or not, and it isn't ours to sell. What we can promise is smaller and true: a real star, their name against it in our register, and documents their family can hold, print, and pass on.
Common questions
How do I name a star as a memorial?
Choose the constellation, or let us choose a star from anywhere in the sky, then write the dedication: their name, or a name and a date. A memorial star is £9.99 digital and ready within minutes, or £19.99 for the Physical Gift Pack, posted free in the UK. The star is dedicated to them in our register.
What is a star memorial?
A real, catalogued star dedicated to someone you've lost, recorded in a register with their name and your dedication, with a certificate and a star page the family can keep. It is symbolic: only the International Astronomical Union assigns official star names, and it does not sell them.
What do I receive with a memorial star?
All five documents on A4, printable at home — the certificate, welcome letter, coordinates sheet, constellation story and register extract; some families print the certificate for the memorial service — and their own star page, an interactive sky map showing the star among its constellation with the dedication you choose. The star is named for eternity on our database, anyone with the link can visit its page, and you can reprint at home, free, for life.
How quickly can I have it?
A memorial star costs £9.99 and is ready within minutes of ordering, which matters when a funeral or memorial service is tomorrow and you want something to hand to a grieving parent, or to read aloud.
What should the dedication say?
Some people use a name ("Margaret's Star"), some a phrase ("Forever in our hearts", "Always guiding us home", "Shining on"). If the words will not come, a name and a date say enough. You can choose the constellation too — perhaps one visible from their garden.
Will you tell me they are "up there now"?
No. We won't tell you they are up there, or that the star is them — that is yours to feel or not, and it isn't ours to sell. What we can promise is smaller and true: a real star, their name against it in our register, and documents their family can hold, print and pass on.
Can you name a star after someone who died?
Yes. The star is dedicated to them by name in our register, named for eternity on our database, and the entry is verifiable by its registry number. What we will not tell you is that the naming is official — no company can sell that, and we would rather say so than let you find out later.
Is a star a good sympathy gift?
It suits some people and not others, and it is worth being honest about which. It gives a family something to hold — a certificate for the service, a name written down, a place to look on a clear night — without asking anything of them afterwards. If what they need is practical help or flowers, that may be the kinder gift. If what they want is something lasting with their person's name on it, this is that.
What can you give instead of flowers at a funeral?
Flowers are gone within a fortnight, and some families would rather have something that stays. A named star costs £9.99 and arrives within minutes, so it can be printed and handed over at the service itself; the £19.99 Physical Gift Pack has all five documents printed on fine cream stock and posted free, if there is time before the service. You can reprint at home, free, for life, so a copy can be made for every family member who wants one.
Read next: Is the star register real? · What do you actually get? · How much does it cost? · How to choose a company · Star naming companies compared · Is naming a star legit?
Also: in memory of a pet · can you see the star?
£9.99 digital, ready within minutes · £19.99 for the five printed documents, posted free in the UK · Reprint at home, free, for life
Name a memorial star ✦Questions first? We're here — and gentle with them.