David Bowie will now belong to the ages as Belgian astronomers named a constellation in honor of the singer who died last week.

Seven stars make the shape of a lightning bolt, similar to one painted on Bowie's face on the "Aladdin Sane" album cover, The Guardian reported.

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One of Bowie's most well-known hits, "Space Oddity," helped kick off his career. He also performed as extra-terrestrial rocker Ziggy Stardust.

There are 88 other constellations in the night sky.

Bowie's is made up of Sigma Librae, Spica, Alpha Virginis, Zeta Centauri, SAA 204 132, and Beta Sigma Octantis Trianguli Australis, Phillppe Mollet of the MIRA Public Observatory said.

Mollet said that the constellation was recorded at the exact time of Bowie's death, Rolling Stone reported.

There is also a Google Sky initiative called Stardust for Bowie. Fans can post tributes in the border of the constellation, helping to fill the shape online.

Bowie died Jan. 10 after an 18-month battle with cancer.

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