Name a star for their birthday

Yes. Naming a star is one of the most personal birthday gifts you can give: a real star gets their name, their birthday and your message on a certificate made to frame, so it stays on their wall long after other gifts are forgotten. It suits every age, from a child's first birthday to a 90th, and works for people who "have everything". StarRegistration.net has named more than 150,000 stars since 2016 and is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from over 3,000 reviews.

You can name a star online in a few minutes. On StarRegistration.net: 1) choose a package (a star visible from their location, a star in their zodiac sign, or a double star), 2) enter the star name, set the certificate date to their birthday and add a personal message, 3) choose the PDFs by email or the printed gift set. The PDF certificate arrives by email within 20 minutes.

Naming a star with StarRegistration.net costs from $29.90 for the PDF certificate set by email, or $58.90 for the printed gift set with free shipping. A star in their zodiac sign (Constellation Star) is $73.90 printed and includes a free zodiac necklace; a double star for couples or twins is $98.90 printed and includes a second gift set.

The printed Star Gift Set has six pieces: a personalised star certificate, a star map showing where the star is, a sky atlas poster, a signed confirmation letter, a Star Finder manual and access to the Star Finder app. Everything is printed on museum-grade photo paper; a black-and-gold gift box and a frame can be added when you order.

Yes. The digital star certificate and star map are emailed 5–20 minutes after you order, so you can give the gift on the day, even tonight. Printed sets to United States: DHL Express 2–3 business days ($14.90), FedEx Standard 4–6 business days ($9.90), Free shipping 8–10 business days (Free). Every shipment is tracked and all customs duties and import taxes are already paid, so nothing is due on delivery. Printed orders also get the PDFs by email. See Delivery and Payments.

Yes. You choose the date printed on the certificate, so you can set it to their birthday, and you write the star name and a personal message yourself. The certificate also shows the star's coordinates, its Hipparcos catalogue number, its constellation and a unique registration number.

Yes. With the Constellation Star you choose the constellation yourself, including all twelve zodiac signs, so the star sits in the sign they were born under. The printed set comes with a matching zodiac necklace for free.

Yes, it is a real star with real coordinates, picked to be visible from where they live, and the star map and free Star Finder app point them straight to it. How easy it is to see depends on its brightness, the season, the weather and light pollution, so choose a Bright or Very Bright star if they live in a city.

No company can officially name a star: only the International Astronomical Union (IAU) assigns scientific names, and it does not recognise purchased names. Naming a star is a symbolic gift. With StarRegistration.net the name is recorded for good in our Celestial Name Database, and what you give is a real star in the night sky with a certificate to keep.

Yes. Many families name a star for a loved one who has died, set the certificate date to their birthday and add a few words of remembrance. It gives everyone a place in the sky to look on that day, and the Star Finder app shows where it is.

StarRegistration.net gives you 365 days to cancel for any reason. Digital orders are refunded in full, printed orders in full except shipping. See our Return Policy.