********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 23 February 2006 Vol. XIX No. 008 ______________________________________________________________________ GENERAL INFORMATION: To receive this information electronically, contact: ser7@maia.usno.navy.mil or use MJD = Julian Date - 2 400 000.5 days UT2-UT1 = 0.022 sin(2*pi*T) - 0.012 cos(2*pi*T) - 0.006 sin(4*pi*T) + 0.007 cos(4*pi*T) where pi = 3.14159265... and T is the date in Besselian years. TT = TAI + 32.184 seconds DUT1= (UT1-UTC) transmitted with time signals = +0.3 seconds beginning 01 January 2006 at 0000 UTC Beginning 1 January 2006: TAI-UTC(BIPM) = 33.000 000 seconds ********************************************************************** * >>> A positive leap second was introduced in UTC on <<< * * >>> 31 December 2005. <<< * * * * See notice at the end of this Bulletin A for more details. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ The contributed observations used in the preparation of this Bulletin are available at . The contributed analysis results are based on data from Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), and meteorological predictions of variations in Atmospheric Angular Momentum (AAM). ________________________________________________________________________ COMBINED EARTH ORIENTATION PARAMETERS: IERS Rapid Service MJD x error y error UT1-UTC error " " " " s s 6 2 17 53783 .06213 .00003 .38397 .00003 .310242 .000011 6 2 18 53784 .06414 .00003 .38450 .00003 .309144 .000010 6 2 19 53785 .06582 .00003 .38487 .00003 .308090 .000010 6 2 20 53786 .06688 .00003 .38482 .00003 .307134 .000010 6 2 21 53787 .06741 .00002 .38456 .00003 .306370 .000008 6 2 22 53788 .06749 .00002 .38420 .00003 .305823 .000009 6 2 23 53789 .06767 .00002 .38380 .00003 .305400 .000009 _______________________________________________________________________ PREDICTIONS: The following formulas will not reproduce the predictions given below, but may be used to extend the predictions beyond the end of this table. x = .0583 - .1658 cos A - .0455 sin A + .1721 cos C + .0711 sin C y = .3602 - .0460 cos A + .1534 sin A + .0711 cos C - .1721 sin C UT1-UTC = .2961 - .00040 (MJD - 53794) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-53789)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-53789)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 53790) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-53789)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-53789)**0.75 Estimated accuracies are: Predictions 10 d 20 d 30 d 40 d Polar coord's 0.004 0.007 0.010 0.013 UT1-UTC 0.0014 0.0024 0.0032 0.0040 MJD x(arcsec) y(arcsec) UT1-UTC(sec) 2006 2 24 53790 0.0679 0.3835 0.30498 2006 2 25 53791 0.0683 0.3833 0.30441 2006 2 26 53792 0.0686 0.3832 0.30354 2006 2 27 53793 0.0689 0.3831 0.30229 2006 2 28 53794 0.0693 0.3830 0.30068 2006 3 1 53795 0.0697 0.3830 0.29885 2006 3 2 53796 0.0701 0.3830 0.29699 2006 3 3 53797 0.0705 0.3831 0.29530 2006 3 4 53798 0.0709 0.3831 0.29389 2006 3 5 53799 0.0713 0.3832 0.29279 2006 3 6 53800 0.0717 0.3833 0.29199 2006 3 7 53801 0.0721 0.3834 0.29142 2006 3 8 53802 0.0725 0.3835 0.29094 2006 3 9 53803 0.0730 0.3836 0.29044 2006 3 10 53804 0.0734 0.3837 0.28985 2006 3 11 53805 0.0739 0.3838 0.28910 2006 3 12 53806 0.0744 0.3839 0.28817 2006 3 13 53807 0.0748 0.3840 0.28705 2006 3 14 53808 0.0753 0.3841 0.28576 2006 3 15 53809 0.0758 0.3842 0.28435 2006 3 16 53810 0.0763 0.3843 0.28288 2006 3 17 53811 0.0768 0.3844 0.28142 2006 3 18 53812 0.0773 0.3845 0.28005 2006 3 19 53813 0.0779 0.3845 0.27885 2006 3 20 53814 0.0784 0.3846 0.27786 2006 3 21 53815 0.0789 0.3846 0.27708 2006 3 22 53816 0.0795 0.3847 0.27647 2006 3 23 53817 0.0800 0.3847 0.27594 2006 3 24 53818 0.0806 0.3847 0.27538 2006 3 25 53819 0.0811 0.3847 0.27463 2006 3 26 53820 0.0817 0.3847 0.27358 2006 3 27 53821 0.0823 0.3847 0.27220 2006 3 28 53822 0.0828 0.3847 0.27054 2006 3 29 53823 0.0834 0.3847 0.26874 2006 3 30 53824 0.0840 0.3847 0.26698 2006 3 31 53825 0.0846 0.3846 0.26544 2006 4 1 53826 0.0852 0.3846 0.26421 2006 4 2 53827 0.0858 0.3845 0.26332 2006 4 3 53828 0.0864 0.3844 0.26268 2006 4 4 53829 0.0870 0.3843 0.26221 2006 4 5 53830 0.0876 0.3843 0.26179 2006 4 6 53831 0.0883 0.3842 0.26132 2006 4 7 53832 0.0889 0.3840 0.26075 2006 4 8 53833 0.0895 0.3839 0.26002 2006 4 9 53834 0.0901 0.3838 0.25914 2006 4 10 53835 0.0908 0.3836 0.25811 2006 4 11 53836 0.0914 0.3835 0.25696 2006 4 12 53837 0.0920 0.3833 0.25576 2006 4 13 53838 0.0927 0.3831 0.25457 2006 4 14 53839 0.0933 0.3830 0.25346 2006 4 15 53840 0.0939 0.3828 0.25250 2006 4 16 53841 0.0946 0.3826 0.25172 2006 4 17 53842 0.0952 0.3823 0.25114 2006 4 18 53843 0.0959 0.3821 0.25073 2006 4 19 53844 0.0965 0.3819 0.25041 2006 4 20 53845 0.0972 0.3816 0.25007 2006 4 21 53846 0.0978 0.3814 0.24960 2006 4 22 53847 0.0984 0.3811 0.24889 2006 4 23 53848 0.0991 0.3808 0.24788 2006 4 24 53849 0.0997 0.3805 0.24657 2006 4 25 53850 0.1004 0.3802 0.24506 2006 4 26 53851 0.1010 0.3798 0.24352 2006 4 27 53852 0.1017 0.3795 0.24212 2006 4 28 53853 0.1023 0.3791 0.24100 2006 4 29 53854 0.1030 0.3788 0.24022 2006 4 30 53855 0.1036 0.3784 0.23975 2006 5 1 53856 0.1042 0.3780 0.23951 2006 5 2 53857 0.1049 0.3776 0.23939 2006 5 3 53858 0.1055 0.3771 0.23927 2006 5 4 53859 0.1061 0.3767 0.23907 2006 5 5 53860 0.1068 0.3763 0.23874 2006 5 6 53861 0.1074 0.3758 0.23827 2006 5 7 53862 0.1080 0.3753 0.23765 2006 5 8 53863 0.1086 0.3748 0.23692 2006 5 9 53864 0.1093 0.3743 0.23612 2006 5 10 53865 0.1099 0.3738 0.23532 2006 5 11 53866 0.1105 0.3733 0.23459 2006 5 12 53867 0.1111 0.3727 0.23400 2006 5 13 53868 0.1117 0.3722 0.23360 2006 5 14 53869 0.1123 0.3716 0.23341 2006 5 15 53870 0.1129 0.3710 0.23342 2006 5 16 53871 0.1134 0.3704 0.23356 2006 5 17 53872 0.1140 0.3698 0.23372 2006 5 18 53873 0.1146 0.3692 0.23380 2006 5 19 53874 0.1152 0.3685 0.23367 2006 5 20 53875 0.1157 0.3679 0.23327 2006 5 21 53876 0.1163 0.3672 0.23260 2006 5 22 53877 0.1168 0.3665 0.23174 2006 5 23 53878 0.1174 0.3658 0.23080 2006 5 24 53879 0.1179 0.3651 0.22994 2006 5 25 53880 0.1184 0.3643 0.22929 2006 5 26 53881 0.1189 0.3636 0.22895 2006 5 27 53882 0.1194 0.3628 0.22893 2006 5 28 53883 0.1199 0.3620 0.22916 2006 5 29 53884 0.1204 0.3612 0.22955 2006 5 30 53885 0.1209 0.3604 0.23000 2006 5 31 53886 0.1214 0.3596 0.23039 2006 6 1 53887 0.1219 0.3588 0.23068 2006 6 2 53888 0.1223 0.3579 0.23081 2006 6 3 53889 0.1228 0.3571 0.23079 2006 6 4 53890 0.1232 0.3562 0.23065 2006 6 5 53891 0.1236 0.3553 0.23042 2006 6 6 53892 0.1240 0.3544 0.23017 2006 6 7 53893 0.1244 0.3535 0.22996 2006 6 8 53894 0.1248 0.3526 0.22985 2006 6 9 53895 0.1252 0.3516 0.22987 2006 6 10 53896 0.1256 0.3507 0.23009 2006 6 11 53897 0.1259 0.3497 0.23051 2006 6 12 53898 0.1263 0.3487 0.23109 2006 6 13 53899 0.1266 0.3477 0.23171 2006 6 14 53900 0.1269 0.3467 0.23227 2006 6 15 53901 0.1272 0.3457 0.23264 2006 6 16 53902 0.1275 0.3446 0.23275 2006 6 17 53903 0.1278 0.3436 0.23259 2006 6 18 53904 0.1281 0.3425 0.23224 2006 6 19 53905 0.1283 0.3414 0.23180 2006 6 20 53906 0.1286 0.3404 0.23142 2006 6 21 53907 0.1288 0.3393 0.23123 2006 6 22 53908 0.1290 0.3382 0.23131 2006 6 23 53909 0.1292 0.3370 0.23169 2006 6 24 53910 0.1293 0.3359 0.23233 2006 6 25 53911 0.1295 0.3348 0.23315 2006 6 26 53912 0.1297 0.3336 0.23403 2006 6 27 53913 0.1298 0.3325 0.23487 2006 6 28 53914 0.1299 0.3313 0.23561 2006 6 29 53915 0.1300 0.3301 0.23620 2006 6 30 53916 0.1301 0.3289 0.23663 2006 7 1 53917 0.1301 0.3277 0.23692 2006 7 2 53918 0.1301 0.3265 0.23711 2006 7 3 53919 0.1302 0.3253 0.23725 2006 7 4 53920 0.1302 0.3241 0.23742 2006 7 5 53921 0.1301 0.3229 0.23768 2006 7 6 53922 0.1301 0.3216 0.23808 2006 7 7 53923 0.1301 0.3204 0.23865 2006 7 8 53924 0.1300 0.3191 0.23941 2006 7 9 53925 0.1299 0.3179 0.24033 2006 7 10 53926 0.1298 0.3166 0.24133 2006 7 11 53927 0.1296 0.3154 0.24229 2006 7 12 53928 0.1295 0.3141 0.24307 2006 7 13 53929 0.1293 0.3128 0.24357 2006 7 14 53930 0.1291 0.3115 0.24377 2006 7 15 53931 0.1289 0.3103 0.24372 2006 7 16 53932 0.1286 0.3090 0.24354 2006 7 17 53933 0.1284 0.3077 0.24340 2006 7 18 53934 0.1281 0.3064 0.24344 2006 7 19 53935 0.1278 0.3051 0.24374 2006 7 20 53936 0.1274 0.3038 0.24433 2006 7 21 53937 0.1271 0.3025 0.24518 2006 7 22 53938 0.1267 0.3012 0.24620 2006 7 23 53939 0.1263 0.2999 0.24730 2006 7 24 53940 0.1259 0.2986 0.24837 2006 7 25 53941 0.1254 0.2973 0.24933 2006 7 26 53942 0.1250 0.2960 0.25013 2006 7 27 53943 0.1245 0.2947 0.25074 2006 7 28 53944 0.1239 0.2935 0.25119 2006 7 29 53945 0.1234 0.2922 0.25151 2006 7 30 53946 0.1228 0.2909 0.25176 2006 7 31 53947 0.1222 0.2896 0.25200 2006 8 1 53948 0.1216 0.2883 0.25229 2006 8 2 53949 0.1210 0.2870 0.25270 2006 8 3 53950 0.1203 0.2858 0.25325 2006 8 4 53951 0.1196 0.2845 0.25396 2006 8 5 53952 0.1189 0.2833 0.25483 2006 8 6 53953 0.1181 0.2820 0.25579 2006 8 7 53954 0.1173 0.2808 0.25673 2006 8 8 53955 0.1165 0.2795 0.25754 2006 8 9 53956 0.1157 0.2783 0.25807 2006 8 10 53957 0.1149 0.2771 0.25825 2006 8 11 53958 0.1140 0.2759 0.25811 2006 8 12 53959 0.1131 0.2747 0.25775 2006 8 13 53960 0.1121 0.2735 0.25736 2006 8 14 53961 0.1112 0.2723 0.25711 2006 8 15 53962 0.1102 0.2712 0.25713 2006 8 16 53963 0.1092 0.2700 0.25747 2006 8 17 53964 0.1082 0.2689 0.25809 2006 8 18 53965 0.1071 0.2677 0.25891 2006 8 19 53966 0.1060 0.2666 0.25983 2006 8 20 53967 0.1049 0.2655 0.26074 2006 8 21 53968 0.1037 0.2644 0.26156 2006 8 22 53969 0.1026 0.2634 0.26223 2006 8 23 53970 0.1014 0.2623 0.26273 2006 8 24 53971 0.1001 0.2613 0.26307 2006 8 25 53972 0.0989 0.2602 0.26328 2006 8 26 53973 0.0976 0.2592 0.26341 2006 8 27 53974 0.0963 0.2582 0.26354 2006 8 28 53975 0.0950 0.2573 0.26373 2006 8 29 53976 0.0936 0.2563 0.26402 2006 8 30 53977 0.0922 0.2554 0.26445 2006 8 31 53978 0.0908 0.2545 0.26503 2006 9 1 53979 0.0894 0.2536 0.26574 2006 9 2 53980 0.0880 0.2527 0.26652 2006 9 3 53981 0.0866 0.2518 0.26729 2006 9 4 53982 0.0851 0.2510 0.26794 2006 9 5 53983 0.0836 0.2502 0.26835 2006 9 6 53984 0.0821 0.2494 0.26840 2006 9 7 53985 0.0806 0.2486 0.26808 2006 9 8 53986 0.0790 0.2479 0.26745 2006 9 9 53987 0.0774 0.2472 0.26666 2006 9 10 53988 0.0758 0.2465 0.26589 2006 9 11 53989 0.0742 0.2458 0.26531 2006 9 12 53990 0.0725 0.2451 0.26499 2006 9 13 53991 0.0708 0.2445 0.26493 2006 9 14 53992 0.0691 0.2439 0.26506 2006 9 15 53993 0.0674 0.2434 0.26526 2006 9 16 53994 0.0657 0.2428 0.26543 2006 9 17 53995 0.0639 0.2423 0.26546 2006 9 18 53996 0.0621 0.2418 0.26530 2006 9 19 53997 0.0603 0.2414 0.26493 2006 9 20 53998 0.0585 0.2409 0.26436 2006 9 21 53999 0.0566 0.2405 0.26364 2006 9 22 54000 0.0548 0.2401 0.26283 2006 9 23 54001 0.0529 0.2398 0.26200 2006 9 24 54002 0.0510 0.2395 0.26121 2006 9 25 54003 0.0490 0.2392 0.26051 2006 9 26 54004 0.0471 0.2390 0.25990 2006 9 27 54005 0.0451 0.2387 0.25941 2006 9 28 54006 0.0432 0.2385 0.25907 2006 9 29 54007 0.0412 0.2384 0.25884 2006 9 30 54008 0.0392 0.2383 0.25866 2006 10 1 54009 0.0371 0.2382 0.25845 2006 10 2 54010 0.0351 0.2381 0.25809 2006 10 3 54011 0.0330 0.2381 0.25748 2006 10 4 54012 0.0310 0.2381 0.25657 2006 10 5 54013 0.0289 0.2381 0.25537 2006 10 6 54014 0.0268 0.2382 0.25401 2006 10 7 54015 0.0247 0.2383 0.25266 2006 10 8 54016 0.0226 0.2384 0.25152 2006 10 9 54017 0.0204 0.2386 0.25063 2006 10 10 54018 0.0183 0.2388 0.25007 2006 10 11 54019 0.0162 0.2390 0.24984 2006 10 12 54020 0.0140 0.2393 0.24981 2006 10 13 54021 0.0118 0.2396 0.24980 2006 10 14 54022 0.0097 0.2399 0.24976 2006 10 15 54023 0.0075 0.2403 0.24956 2006 10 16 54024 0.0053 0.2407 0.24916 2006 10 17 54025 0.0031 0.2412 0.24859 2006 10 18 54026 0.0009 0.2416 0.24786 2006 10 19 54027 -0.0013 0.2421 0.24704 2006 10 20 54028 -0.0035 0.2427 0.24620 2006 10 21 54029 -0.0057 0.2433 0.24536 2006 10 22 54030 -0.0079 0.2439 0.24458 2006 10 23 54031 -0.0101 0.2446 0.24400 2006 10 24 54032 -0.0123 0.2452 0.24363 2006 10 25 54033 -0.0145 0.2460 0.24346 2006 10 26 54034 -0.0167 0.2467 0.24345 2006 10 27 54035 -0.0189 0.2475 0.24349 2006 10 28 54036 -0.0211 0.2483 0.24346 2006 10 29 54037 -0.0233 0.2492 0.24330 2006 10 30 54038 -0.0255 0.2501 0.24291 2006 10 31 54039 -0.0277 0.2510 0.24224 2006 11 1 54040 -0.0299 0.2520 0.24120 2006 11 2 54041 -0.0321 0.2530 0.23984 2006 11 3 54042 -0.0343 0.2541 0.23828 2006 11 4 54043 -0.0364 0.2551 0.23677 2006 11 5 54044 -0.0386 0.2562 0.23548 2006 11 6 54045 -0.0407 0.2574 0.23453 2006 11 7 54046 -0.0429 0.2586 0.23393 2006 11 8 54047 -0.0450 0.2598 0.23359 2006 11 9 54048 -0.0471 0.2610 0.23338 2006 11 10 54049 -0.0492 0.2623 0.23315 2006 11 11 54050 -0.0513 0.2636 0.23281 2006 11 12 54051 -0.0534 0.2649 0.23234 2006 11 13 54052 -0.0554 0.2663 0.23176 2006 11 14 54053 -0.0575 0.2677 0.23109 2006 11 15 54054 -0.0595 0.2692 0.23032 2006 11 16 54055 -0.0615 0.2706 0.22949 2006 11 17 54056 -0.0635 0.2721 0.22864 2006 11 18 54057 -0.0655 0.2737 0.22782 2006 11 19 54058 -0.0675 0.2753 0.22716 2006 11 20 54059 -0.0694 0.2769 0.22669 2006 11 21 54060 -0.0713 0.2785 0.22636 2006 11 22 54061 -0.0732 0.2801 0.22619 2006 11 23 54062 -0.0751 0.2818 0.22615 2006 11 24 54063 -0.0769 0.2835 0.22615 2006 11 25 54064 -0.0787 0.2853 0.22613 2006 11 26 54065 -0.0805 0.2871 0.22590 2006 11 27 54066 -0.0823 0.2889 0.22539 2006 11 28 54067 -0.0840 0.2907 0.22464 2006 11 29 54068 -0.0858 0.2926 0.22371 2006 11 30 54069 -0.0874 0.2945 0.22268 2006 12 1 54070 -0.0891 0.2964 0.22166 2006 12 2 54071 -0.0907 0.2983 0.22080 2006 12 3 54072 -0.0923 0.3003 0.22024 2006 12 4 54073 -0.0939 0.3023 0.21995 2006 12 5 54074 -0.0955 0.3043 0.21985 2006 12 6 54075 -0.0970 0.3063 0.21984 2006 12 7 54076 -0.0984 0.3084 0.21981 2006 12 8 54077 -0.0999 0.3105 0.21968 2006 12 9 54078 -0.1013 0.3126 0.21943 2006 12 10 54079 -0.1027 0.3148 0.21895 2006 12 11 54080 -0.1040 0.3169 0.21832 2006 12 12 54081 -0.1053 0.3191 0.21755 2006 12 13 54082 -0.1066 0.3213 0.21666 2006 12 14 54083 -0.1078 0.3235 0.21575 2006 12 15 54084 -0.1090 0.3258 0.21492 2006 12 16 54085 -0.1102 0.3280 0.21422 2006 12 17 54086 -0.1113 0.3303 0.21363 2006 12 18 54087 -0.1124 0.3326 0.21324 2006 12 19 54088 -0.1134 0.3349 0.21302 2006 12 20 54089 -0.1144 0.3373 0.21294 2006 12 21 54090 -0.1154 0.3396 0.21293 2006 12 22 54091 -0.1163 0.3420 0.21289 2006 12 23 54092 -0.1172 0.3444 0.21276 2006 12 24 54093 -0.1180 0.3468 0.21239 2006 12 25 54094 -0.1188 0.3492 0.21173 2006 12 26 54095 -0.1196 0.3516 0.21082 2006 12 27 54096 -0.1203 0.3541 0.20978 2006 12 28 54097 -0.1210 0.3565 0.20872 2006 12 29 54098 -0.1216 0.3590 0.20779 2006 12 30 54099 -0.1222 0.3615 0.20707 2006 12 31 54100 -0.1227 0.3640 0.20666 2007 1 1 54101 -0.1232 0.3665 0.20647 2007 1 2 54102 -0.1236 0.3690 0.20642 2007 1 3 54103 -0.1240 0.3715 0.20642 2007 1 4 54104 -0.1244 0.3740 0.20642 2007 1 5 54105 -0.1247 0.3766 0.20634 2007 1 6 54106 -0.1250 0.3791 0.20614 2007 1 7 54107 -0.1252 0.3817 0.20577 2007 1 8 54108 -0.1254 0.3842 0.20528 2007 1 9 54109 -0.1255 0.3868 0.20469 2007 1 10 54110 -0.1256 0.3894 0.20407 2007 1 11 54111 -0.1256 0.3919 0.20352 2007 1 12 54112 -0.1256 0.3945 0.20308 2007 1 13 54113 -0.1255 0.3971 0.20285 2007 1 14 54114 -0.1254 0.3997 0.20286 2007 1 15 54115 -0.1252 0.4022 0.20312 2007 1 16 54116 -0.1250 0.4048 0.20363 2007 1 17 54117 -0.1248 0.4074 0.20424 2007 1 18 54118 -0.1245 0.4100 0.20483 2007 1 19 54119 -0.1241 0.4126 0.20522 2007 1 20 54120 -0.1237 0.4151 0.20532 2007 1 21 54121 -0.1233 0.4177 0.20519 2007 1 22 54122 -0.1228 0.4203 0.20482 2007 1 23 54123 -0.1222 0.4229 0.20424 2007 1 24 54124 -0.1216 0.4254 0.20357 2007 1 25 54125 -0.1210 0.4280 0.20304 2007 1 26 54126 -0.1203 0.4305 0.20277 2007 1 27 54127 -0.1196 0.4331 0.20285 2007 1 28 54128 -0.1188 0.4356 0.20316 2007 1 29 54129 -0.1179 0.4382 0.20363 2007 1 30 54130 -0.1171 0.4407 0.20413 2007 1 31 54131 -0.1161 0.4432 0.20458 2007 2 1 54132 -0.1152 0.4457 0.20489 2007 2 2 54133 -0.1141 0.4482 0.20502 2007 2 3 54134 -0.1131 0.4507 0.20493 2007 2 4 54135 -0.1119 0.4531 0.20468 2007 2 5 54136 -0.1108 0.4556 0.20436 2007 2 6 54137 -0.1096 0.4581 0.20404 2007 2 7 54138 -0.1083 0.4605 0.20378 2007 2 8 54139 -0.1070 0.4629 0.20358 2007 2 9 54140 -0.1057 0.4653 0.20348 2007 2 10 54141 -0.1043 0.4677 0.20353 2007 2 11 54142 -0.1028 0.4701 0.20377 2007 2 12 54143 -0.1014 0.4724 0.20413 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0998 0.4748 0.20452 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0983 0.4771 0.20481 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0967 0.4794 0.20490 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0950 0.4817 0.20473 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0933 0.4839 0.20423 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0916 0.4862 0.20342 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0898 0.4884 0.20228 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0879 0.4906 0.20087 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0861 0.4928 0.19937 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0842 0.4949 0.19797 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0822 0.4970 0.19676 These predictions are based on all announced leap seconds. CELESTIAL POLE OFFSET SERIES: NEOS Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dpsi error deps error (msec. of arc) 53770 -57.03 .26 -2.31 .34 53771 -57.32 .28 -2.35 .34 53772 -57.48 .28 -2.51 .34 53773 -57.43 .36 -2.72 .34 53774 -57.17 .34 -2.88 .11 53775 -56.80 .34 -3.01 .11 53776 -56.41 .34 -3.15 .11 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 53770 0.051 0.103 -0.414 0.340 53771 0.046 0.111 -0.417 0.340 53772 0.035 0.111 -0.406 0.340 53773 0.030 0.143 -0.402 0.340 53774 0.045 0.135 -0.415 0.110 53775 0.063 0.135 -0.443 0.110 53776 0.085 0.135 -0.465 0.110 The IERS Conventions recommended software to predict celestial pole offsets is available at ftp://maia.usno.navy.mil/conventions/chapter5/ ceppred.f and software for the calculation of the dX and dY with respect to IAU2000A Nutation/Precession Theory can be found at the web site in section chapter 5. ************************************************************************** Important Notices - Important Notices - Important Notices ************************************************************************** A positive leap second was introduced in UTC on 31 December 2005. The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: 2005 December 31, 23h 59m 59s 2005 December 31, 23h 59m 60s 2006 January 1, 0h 0m 0s The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time (TAI) is: from 1999 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2006 January 1 0h UTC : UTC-TAI = - 32s from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = - 33s ************************************************************************** Important Notice - IAU 2000 Resolution Compliancy Information ************************************************************************** Resolutions passed at the 24th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) recommend the implementation of a number of new procedures concerning the transformation between the celestial and terrestrial reference systems. Information regarding these procedures is available in Chapter 5 of the IERS Conventions 2003 available at . With these resolutions, beginning on 1 January 2003, IERS Bulletins A and B will publish new products in addition to those already published. These products will include the celestial pole offsets X_obs-X_IAU2000A and Y_obs-Y_IAU2000A where X_obs and Y_obs are the observed X, Y coordinates of the Celestial Intermediate Pole in the Geocentric Celestial Reference System, and X_IAU2000A and Y_IAU2000A are the celestial pole coordinates provided by using the IAU2000A Precession-Nutation theory. It is expected that Celestial Pole offsets related to the IAU1980 Nutation Theory will continue to be published through 15 January 2006. The new celestial pole offsets related to the new IAU2000A Precession-Nutation theory will be produced in a separate data file as well as appended to to this file. ************************************************************************** Important Notice - IAU 2000 Resolution Compliancy Information **************************************************************************