SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Johannesburg

The next good transit near Johannesburg is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 15:59:11.8 GMT+2 (13:59:11.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 152 km S of central Johannesburg, and the strip is 8.3 km wide. It is 29° up in the W and the crossing lasts 1.96 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

DATEJOHANNESBURG TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:31:30.8HubbleMoon15 km20° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct16:31:34.8HubbleSun95 km22° WPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:59:11.8HubbleSun152 km29° WFair 25LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:59:42.7HubbleMoon112 km39° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct15:27:22.4HubbleMoon147 km58° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 4% lit)LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct09:45:35.3TiangongSun44 km55° ENEExcellent 77PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct09:46:57.4TiangongMoon29 km25° ESEPoor 6 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct15:04:30.9EnvisatSun9.9 km41° WNWFair 36PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct17:37:36.8HubbleSun128 km7° WPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:49:34.1HubbleMoon138 km66° EPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:25:43.4EnvisatMoon103 km75° EPoor 15 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct16:26:38.6ISSMoon78 km80° WFair 39PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct16:53:28.4TiangongMoon122 km73° WFair 33PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct17:05:43.8HubbleSun125 km14° WPoor 9 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:17:03.0HubbleMoon101 km48° ESEPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct16:33:27.6HubbleSun116 km22° WPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct17:28:08.0TiangongSun134 km10° WPoor 1 (hidden: only 10° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct08:24:44.1TiangongSun97 km37° EGood 57PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct12:44:47.7HubbleMoon23 km30° ESEPoor 20 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct16:00:56.8HubbleSun109 km29° WFair 25PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

JohannesburgStrip of the Hubble transit, Sun 11 Oct 15:59:12 GMT+2 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Johannesburg

    When is the next ISS transit in Johannesburg?

    The next good transit near Johannesburg is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 15:59:11.8 GMT+2 (13:59:11.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 152 km S of central Johannesburg, and the strip is 8.3 km wide. It is 29° up in the W and the crossing lasts 1.96 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Johannesburg?

    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 152 km from central Johannesburg, so the strip's edge is 148 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.