BepiColombo

BepiColombo is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of BepiColombo is 11h 52m 39s and the Declination is +02° 29’ 11” (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 187,636,004 kilometers, equivalent to 1.254269 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 25.8863 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
2020 Oct 21	11h 24m 59s	+05° 10’ 05”	N.A.	Leo
2020 Oct 22	11h 28m 41s	+04° 49’ 02”	N.A.	Leo
2020 Oct 23	11h 32m 22s	+04° 27’ 51”	N.A.	Leo
2020 Oct 24	11h 36m 03s	+04° 06’ 32”	N.A.	Leo
2020 Oct 25	11h 39m 46s	+03° 45’ 05”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	11h 43m 27s	+03° 23’ 30”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	11h 47m 08s	+03° 01’ 49”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	11h 50m 51s	+02° 40’ 00”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	11h 54m 33s	+02° 18’ 06”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	11h 58m 14s	+01° 56’ 06”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	12h 01m 57s	+01° 34’ 00”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	12h 05m 39s	+01° 11’ 49”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	12h 09m 20s	+00° 49’ 35”	N.A.	Virgo
2020 Nov 03	12h 13m 02s	+00° 27’ 15”	N.A.	Virgo