SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Hong Kong

The next good transit near Hong Kong is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:46:11.6 GMT+8 (08:46:11.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 153 km SW of central Hong Kong, and the strip is 30 km wide. It is 18° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.48 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

DATEHONG KONG TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:46:11.6ISSSun153 km18° WSWFair 25CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct07:35:51.5TiangongSun131 km17° ESEPoor 16 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct07:36:23.4TiangongMoon140 km12° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:50:27.1EnvisatMoon128 km41° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:50:50.9EnvisatSun77 km42° WSWFair 36LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:59:30.2ISSSun111 km26° WSWFair 46LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:59:46.7ISSMoon132 km26° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct06:38:28.7TiangongSun199 km6° EPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sat 17 Oct12:55:05.5ISSMoon14 km9° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct14:44:48.8EnvisatSun111 km39° SWFair 34PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct19:21:04.6TiangongMoon128 km45° SExcellent 73PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

Hong KongStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 16:46:12 GMT+8 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Hong Kong

    When is the next ISS transit in Hong Kong?

    The next good transit near Hong Kong is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:46:11.6 GMT+8 (08:46:11.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 153 km SW of central Hong Kong, and the strip is 30 km wide. It is 18° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.48 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Hong Kong?

    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 153 km from central Hong Kong, so the strip's edge is 138 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.