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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:46 
Transit: 12:58 
Sunset: 21:11
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BepiColombo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:37 | Tran: 14:04 | Set: 22:31
Alt: 45.29°   Az: 106.82°   Direction: East-South-East

BepiColombo is in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 179,329,750.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 04m 13s and the Declination is +25° 25’ 27” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing BepiColombo in Gemini on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing BepiColombo in Gemini on June, 06 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: 06h 02m 38s
Dec: +25° 25’ 34”
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

06h 04m 13s
+25° 25’ 27”
20h 47m 09s
02h 51m 22s

J2000

06h 02m 38s
+25° 25’ 34”

Additional Information

Gemini

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: 64.6°
Max altitude: 63.9°
Azimuth: 295.4°
  • BepiColombo is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 45.29° above the horizon.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of BepiColombo from Earth is currently 179,329,750.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.1987453375 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9m 58.180s to travel from BepiColombo and arrive to us.

179,329,750.0
1.1987453375
9m 58.180s

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.

2h1>Orbit Visualization
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 30 04h 58m 05s +23° 59’ 05” N.A. Taurus
2025 May 31 05h 07m 20s +24° 19’ 21” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 01 05h 16m 31s +24° 36’ 53” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 02 05h 25m 36s +24° 51’ 42” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 03 05h 34m 36s +25° 03’ 48” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 04 05h 43m 27s +25° 13’ 14” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 05 05h 52m 10s +25° 20’ 04” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 06 06h 00m 44s +25° 24’ 23” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 07 06h 09m 09s +25° 26’ 16” N.A. Gemini
2025 Jun 08 06h 17m 23s +25° 25’ 50” N.A. Gemini
2025 Jun 09 06h 25m 26s +25° 23’ 09” N.A. Gemini
2025 Jun 10 06h 33m 17s +25° 18’ 22” N.A. Gemini
2025 Jun 11 06h 40m 57s +25° 11’ 35” N.A. Gemini
2025 Jun 12 06h 48m 25s +25° 02’ 56” N.A. Gemini

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