# \#bounding-sphere

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## [Is this a bug? Very different BoundingSphere values between Points and InstancedMesh objects, even though they are using the same point/instance locations](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-this-a-bug-very-different-boundingsphere-values-between-points-and-instancedmesh-objects-even-though-they-are-using-the-same-point-instance-locations/89715)

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**Author:** [@torrent](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/torrent)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/is-this-a-bug-very-different-boundingsphere-values-between-points-and-instancedmesh-objects-even-though-they-are-using-the-same-point-instance-locations/89715 "2026-02-08T18:03:56Z")

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In three.js, I have a Points object and an InstancedMesh object. They both contain points/instances at the following locations: const pointsData = \[ { x: -7505.97314453125, y: 182.7720489501953, z: 6319.98291015625 },…