Galaxy OriginsUpdated October 25, 2026.
What it sells
The company assigns a name you choose to a star in its own catalogue and sends a certificate and a star chart. Its name is designed to sound official, which is why so many people search whether it is. It is a private business, not an international body.
How to check any star registry
- Look the star up in a real database such as SIMBAD or a free planetarium app. If the purchased name does not appear, it is not used outside the seller.
- Check whether the seller says the name is recognized by the IAU. The IAU states publicly that it does not sell names.
- Read the small print about whether the same star can be sold again by other companies.
A gift that survives the lookup
If the person you are buying for is the kind who checks, choose something that is true when they do. A Galaxy Origins artwork is a telescope photograph of a real galaxy that was overhead at your chosen moment; its catalogue number and coordinates are printed on it and can be found in NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.