BepiColombo

BepiColombo is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of BepiColombo is 18h 30m 32s and the Declination is -22° 38’ 34” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).

Summary of key facts about BepiColombo [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:

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Additional information about BepiColombo available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is BepiColombo?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is BepiColombo from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does BepiColombo rise and set?)
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of BepiColombo with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of BepiColombo for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate BepiColombo in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate BepiColombo with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where BepiColombo is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is BepiColombo?, a page that provides all the information needed to find BepiColombo in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

BepiColombo Distance from Earth

The distance of BepiColombo from Earth is currently 208,589,521 kilometers, equivalent to 1.394335 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 35.7797 seconds to travel from BepiColombo and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of BepiColombo from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of BepiColombo from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of BepiColombo to Earth

Between October 2018 and November 2025, the closest approach of BepiColombo to Earth happens on Fri Apr 10 2020 at a distance of 0.000582 Astronomical Units, or 87,050 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

BepiColombo rise and set times

Today's BepiColombo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of BepiColombo touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of BepiColombo Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of BepiColombo with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of BepiColombo and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

BepiColombo 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of BepiColombo computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate BepiColombo in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 18	17h 48m 56s	-22° 27’ 55”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 19	17h 54m 37s	-22° 31’ 45”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 20	18h 00m 20s	-22° 34’ 50”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 21	18h 06m 06s	-22° 37’ 12”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	18h 11m 53s	-22° 38’ 47”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	18h 17m 43s	-22° 39’ 33”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	18h 23m 35s	-22° 39’ 33”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	18h 29m 27s	-22° 38’ 44”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	18h 35m 23s	-22° 37’ 05”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	18h 41m 21s	-22° 34’ 35”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	18h 47m 20s	-22° 31’ 14”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	18h 53m 21s	-22° 26’ 59”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	18h 59m 22s	-22° 21’ 53”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 31	19h 05m 26s	-22° 15’ 55”	N.A.	Sagittarius