SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Auckland

The next good transit near Auckland is the Tiangong crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 13:33:06.7 GMT+13 (00:33:06.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 47 km NE of central Auckland, and the strip is 4.7 km wide. It is 60° up in the NNW and the crossing lasts 0.61 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

DATEAUCKLAND TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:54:13.2EnvisatMoon139 km26° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct19:20:47.0TiangongMoon52 km9° WPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct13:33:06.7TiangongSun47 km60° NNWExcellent 79LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct13:33:24.8TiangongMoon77 km70° NNEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 2% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct18:23:38.9TiangongMoon141 km31° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 3% lit)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct16:39:28.5EnvisatSun129 km35° WNWFair 30PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct18:58:38.7TiangongSun24 km6° WPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct16:00:41.0EnvisatMoon11 km78° NNWPoor 6 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct18:01:13.4TiangongSun83 km18° WPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct12:12:28.5TiangongSun34 km59° NNEExcellent 79PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct12:13:37.0TiangongMoon53 km37° EPoor 16 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct17:03:41.6TiangongMoon49 km79° NWFair 27PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct16:04:40.6TiangongMoon151 km71° ENEFair 40PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct11:53:19.4TiangongMoon13 km14° ESEPoor 7 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct16:40:48.6TiangongSun96 km35° WNWGood 52PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct10:51:31.4TiangongSun107 km48° NEExcellent 74PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct12:31:28.2TiangongMoon106 km11° ESEPoor 3 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct16:38:49.3ISSMoon59 km47° EExcellent 100PROVISIONAL

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

Where Monday’s transit can be seen

AucklandStrip of the Tiangong transit, Mon 12 Oct 13:33:07 GMT+13 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Auckland

    When is the next ISS transit in Auckland?

    The next good transit near Auckland is the Tiangong crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 13:33:06.7 GMT+13 (00:33:06.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 47 km NE of central Auckland, and the strip is 4.7 km wide. It is 60° up in the NNW and the crossing lasts 0.61 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Auckland?

    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 47 km from central Auckland, so the strip's edge is 45 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.