SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Rio de Janeiro

The next good transit near Rio de Janeiro is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 15:07:19.9 GMT-3 (18:07:19.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 103 km N of central Rio de Janeiro, and the strip is 7.0 km wide. It is 37° up in the W and the crossing lasts 1.39 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

DATERIO DE JANEIRO TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct14:57:02.9EnvisatMoon153 km27° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Fri 9 Oct15:07:19.9HubbleSun103 km37° WFair 32LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct14:34:37.9HubbleSun72 km45° WNWFair 39LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct14:34:40.9HubbleMoon115 km45° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct10:42:00.7TiangongSun83 km68° NEExcellent 82LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct10:42:11.9TiangongMoon68 km66° ENEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:01:53.4HubbleSun52 km52° WNWFair 39LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:02:12.8HubbleMoon81 km64° WPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct13:29:06.9HubbleSun40 km59° WNWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Mon 12 Oct13:29:37.9HubbleMoon68 km84° WNWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 5% lit)PROVISIONAL
Mon 12 Oct14:42:13.2EnvisatSun76 km43° WNWFair 37PROVISIONAL
Mon 12 Oct18:26:38.5HubbleMoon140 km18° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 5% lit)PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct12:56:18.6HubbleSun33 km66° NWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct12:57:01.1HubbleMoon69 km78° EPoor 4 (hidden: the Moon is only 9% lit)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct12:23:29.0HubbleSun30 km72° NWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct12:24:26.7HubbleMoon81 km59° ESEPoor 9 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct16:50:35.4ISSSun110 km14° WPoor 14 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct17:29:14.5TiangongMoon57 km53° WSWPoor 20 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:50:38.4HubbleSun29 km76° NNWFair 39PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:52:01.0HubbleMoon109 km41° ESEPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Friday’s transit can be seen

Rio de JaneiroStrip of the Hubble transit, Fri 9 Oct 15:07:20 GMT-3 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Rio de Janeiro

    When is the next ISS transit in Rio de Janeiro?

    The next good transit near Rio de Janeiro is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 15:07:19.9 GMT-3 (18:07:19.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 103 km N of central Rio de Janeiro, and the strip is 7.0 km wide. It is 37° up in the W and the crossing lasts 1.39 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Rio de Janeiro?

    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 103 km from central Rio de Janeiro, so the strip's edge is 99 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.