SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Tokyo

The next good transit near Tokyo is the ISS crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 13:02:48.8 GMT+9 (04:02:48.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 62 km NE of central Tokyo, and the strip is 9.1 km wide. It is 40° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.82 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

DATETOKYO TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Wed 14 Oct13:02:48.8ISSSun62 km40° SSWExcellent 85PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:04:07.9ISSMoon34 km27° SSEPoor 8 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:59:13.2EnvisatSun112 km33° SWFair 29PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:19:20.5EnvisatMoon25 km22° SSEPoor 6 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct20:46:00.6TiangongMoon146 km6° SWPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct11:29:32.7ISSSun105 km45° SExcellent 99PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct14:07:39.0EnvisatSun50 km31° SWFair 27PROVISIONAL

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

Where Wednesday’s transit can be seen

TokyoStrip of the ISS transit, Wed 14 Oct 13:02:49 GMT+9 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Tokyo

    When is the next ISS transit in Tokyo?

    The next good transit near Tokyo is the ISS crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 13:02:48.8 GMT+9 (04:02:48.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 62 km NE of central Tokyo, and the strip is 9.1 km wide. It is 40° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.82 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Tokyo?

    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 62 km from central Tokyo, so the strip's edge is 58 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.