Belgian radio station Studio Brussels and MIRA Public Observatory have honored David Bowie with a constellation in the night sky.

The cover to Bowie's classic Aladdin Sane.The cover to Bowie's classic Aladdin Sane.

They registered seven stars in the shape of the iconic lightning bolt adorning Bowie's face on the cover of his 1973 album Aladdin Sane.

The constellation is fittingly "in the vicinity of Mars." Studio Brussels and MIRA have also created a website called Stardust for Bowie where fans can add their favorite Bowie songs to a Google Sky representation of the constellation.

Meanwhile, one man in the United Kingdom has launched a petition to rename Mars after Bowie. So far he has gained nearly 5,000 supporters.

And in another petition that's gaining greater traction, more than 25,000 people have signed on to support a campaign to put Bowie on the upcoming £20 British banknote, replacing Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith, who has been on the bill since 2010.

The legendary British singer died last Sunday, aged 69.

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