The asteroid was discovered on 21 March 1991, by Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile, and later named in memory of Freddie Mercury.
[2] Freddiemercury is a member of the Massalia family (404),[3] a large family of stony S-type asteroids with low inclinations in the inner main belt.
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,350 days).
[2] According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Freddiemercury measures 3.4 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a high albedo of 0.313.
[4] As of 2017, the asteroid's exact composition, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown.