Maybe his reputation Nile Rogers to be great in musical earthly things, now is the time for her to arrive and…in space.

In particular, one asteroid which is about 300 million miles from Earth, between Mars and Jupiter and takes about six years to make a complete orbit, has been named “Nilerodgers (191911)”.

It’s a gift from a friend of Rogers, Simon Leary, per 70 years since the birth of the musician. Larry works at the European Southern Observatory and collaborates with the International Astronomical Union and presented the asteroid Nilerodgers at the musician’s birthday dinner.

The above asteroid was first discovered in April 2005 and its form refers to potatoes. Leiri took the necessary steps to get the International Astronomical Union to approve the official renaming of the asteroid to Nilerodgers.

“Once you get past the surprise of the gesture, you connect with the love that made it happen,” Rogers told Rolling Stone magazine of the gift, adding: “It’s love, the human emotion that other people give you, so I hope all my life I will continue to give to others as much as I can.”

So, it’s time and place to dance disco.

With information from APE-MPE.