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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:06 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:47
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BepiColombo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:57 | Tran: 12:23 | Set: 19:53
Alt: 32.31°   Az: 104.80°   Direction: East-South-East

BepiColombo is in the constellation of Aries, at a distance of 192,803,498.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 04m 13s and the Declination is +16° 29’ 10” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing BepiColombo in Aries on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing BepiColombo in Aries on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High 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.

BepiColombo
RA: 03h 02m 48s
Dec: +16° 23’ 16”
Deep sky finder chart for BepiColombo. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 04m 13s
+16° 29’ 10”
20h 06m 12s
23h 10m 26s

J2000

03h 02m 48s
+16° 23’ 16”

Additional Information

Aries

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of BepiColombo from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.6°
Max altitude: 55.1°
Azimuth: 286.8°
  • BepiColombo is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 32.31° above the horizon.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of BepiColombo from Earth is currently 192,803,498.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.2888117799 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10m 43.123s to travel from BepiColombo and arrive to us.

192,803,498.0
1.2888117799
10m 43.123s

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.

Chart of the distance of BepiColombo from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

Between 21 October 2018 and 5 April 2027, 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:

Fri Apr 10 2020
87,050
0.000582

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

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Orbit Diagram of 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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 10 02h 08m 46s +10° 59’ 22” N.A. Aries
2025 May 11 02h 15m 50s +11° 44’ 03” N.A. Aries
2025 May 12 02h 23m 02s +12° 29’ 05” N.A. Aries
2025 May 13 02h 30m 26s +13° 14’ 23” N.A. Aries
2025 May 14 02h 37m 59s +13° 59’ 47” N.A. Aries
2025 May 15 02h 45m 42s +14° 45’ 10” N.A. Aries
2025 May 16 02h 53m 36s +15° 30’ 23” N.A. Aries
2025 May 17 03h 01m 40s +16° 15’ 15” N.A. Aries
2025 May 18 03h 09m 54s +16° 59’ 37” N.A. Aries
2025 May 19 03h 18m 18s +17° 43’ 16” N.A. Aries
2025 May 20 03h 26m 52s +18° 26’ 00” N.A. Taurus
2025 May 21 03h 35m 34s +19° 07’ 38” N.A. Taurus
2025 May 22 03h 44m 25s +19° 47’ 56” N.A. Taurus
2025 May 23 03h 53m 24s +20° 26’ 41” N.A. Taurus

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