SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Athens

The next good transit near Athens is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:19:32.1 EEST (13:19:32.1 UTC). Its centreline passes 11 km NE of central Athens, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 27° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.07 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEATHENS TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:19:32.1ISSSun11 km27° SWGood 51CONFIRMED
Tue 13 Oct15:17:28.3EnvisatMoon81 km28° SPoor 2 (hidden: the Moon is only 8% lit)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:59:53.1ISSSun70 km41° SSWExcellent 88PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:02:36.9ISSMoon143 km13° SEPoor 4 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:42:03.3EnvisatSun143 km31° SWFair 27PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct12:26:20.0ISSSun79 km41° SSEExcellent 88PROVISIONAL

2 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Athens time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Athens.

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

AthensStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 16:19:32 EEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Athens

    When is the next ISS transit in Athens?

    The next good transit near Athens is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:19:32.1 EEST (13:19:32.1 UTC). Its centreline passes 11 km NE of central Athens, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 27° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.07 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Athens?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 11 km from central Athens, so the strip's edge is 3.0 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.