SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Rome

The next good transit near Rome is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 15:35:51.9 CEST (13:35:51.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 72 km W of central Rome, and the strip is 21 km wide. It is 29° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.90 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

DATEROME TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sun 11 Oct15:35:04.1EnvisatMoon156 km26° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:35:51.9EnvisatSun72 km29° SWFair 25LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct13:44:56.6ISSSun112 km38° SSWExcellent 78PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:46:49.7ISSMoon76 km15° SSEPoor 4 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:01:46.3EnvisatMoon160 km6° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct12:11:41.2ISSSun42 km38° SSEExcellent 78PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct15:29:49.8EnvisatSun126 km26° SWPoor 23 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

RomeStrip of the Envisat transit, Sun 11 Oct 15:35:52 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Rome

    When is the next ISS transit in Rome?

    The next good transit near Rome is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 15:35:51.9 CEST (13:35:51.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 72 km W of central Rome, and the strip is 21 km wide. It is 29° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.90 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Rome?

    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 72 km from central Rome, so the strip's edge is 62 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.