********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 27 April 2006 Vol. XIX No. 017 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ********************************************************************** * No leap second will be introduced into UTC on June 30, 2006. * * Last positive leap second was introduced in UTC on 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 4 21 53846 .10371 .00003 .36410 .00005 .249671 .000014 6 4 22 53847 .10441 .00003 .36376 .00005 .248795 .000015 6 4 23 53848 .10508 .00003 .36338 .00004 .247588 .000017 6 4 24 53849 .10566 .00003 .36286 .00003 .246046 .000017 6 4 25 53850 .10599 .00003 .36228 .00003 .244288 .000017 6 4 26 53851 .10624 .00003 .36186 .00003 .242468 .000016 6 4 27 53852 .10653 .00003 .36164 .00002 .240671 .000015 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0433 - .0981 cos A + .1373 sin A + .1541 cos C - .1145 sin C y = .3556 + .1247 cos A + .0955 sin A - .1145 cos C - .1541 sin C UT1-UTC = .2622 - .00043 (MJD - 53857) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-53852)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-53852)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 53853) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-53852)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-53852)**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 4 28 53853 0.1069 0.3615 0.23901 2006 4 29 53854 0.1073 0.3612 0.23762 2006 4 30 53855 0.1078 0.3608 0.23656 2006 5 1 53856 0.1082 0.3604 0.23574 2006 5 2 53857 0.1087 0.3599 0.23503 2006 5 3 53858 0.1092 0.3594 0.23432 2006 5 4 53859 0.1097 0.3588 0.23353 2006 5 5 53860 0.1102 0.3582 0.23264 2006 5 6 53861 0.1107 0.3576 0.23170 2006 5 7 53862 0.1112 0.3569 0.23069 2006 5 8 53863 0.1116 0.3562 0.22961 2006 5 9 53864 0.1121 0.3555 0.22849 2006 5 10 53865 0.1126 0.3547 0.22740 2006 5 11 53866 0.1130 0.3540 0.22642 2006 5 12 53867 0.1134 0.3532 0.22559 2006 5 13 53868 0.1138 0.3524 0.22497 2006 5 14 53869 0.1142 0.3516 0.22457 2006 5 15 53870 0.1146 0.3508 0.22436 2006 5 16 53871 0.1150 0.3500 0.22427 2006 5 17 53872 0.1154 0.3492 0.22421 2006 5 18 53873 0.1157 0.3484 0.22404 2006 5 19 53874 0.1160 0.3475 0.22365 2006 5 20 53875 0.1163 0.3467 0.22299 2006 5 21 53876 0.1166 0.3458 0.22206 2006 5 22 53877 0.1169 0.3449 0.22094 2006 5 23 53878 0.1172 0.3441 0.21977 2006 5 24 53879 0.1175 0.3432 0.21868 2006 5 25 53880 0.1177 0.3423 0.21784 2006 5 26 53881 0.1180 0.3414 0.21733 2006 5 27 53882 0.1182 0.3405 0.21715 2006 5 28 53883 0.1184 0.3396 0.21725 2006 5 29 53884 0.1186 0.3387 0.21752 2006 5 30 53885 0.1188 0.3377 0.21783 2006 5 31 53886 0.1189 0.3368 0.21808 2006 6 1 53887 0.1191 0.3359 0.21818 2006 6 2 53888 0.1192 0.3349 0.21813 2006 6 3 53889 0.1194 0.3340 0.21791 2006 6 4 53890 0.1195 0.3330 0.21756 2006 6 5 53891 0.1196 0.3321 0.21713 2006 6 6 53892 0.1197 0.3311 0.21668 2006 6 7 53893 0.1198 0.3301 0.21627 2006 6 8 53894 0.1198 0.3291 0.21597 2006 6 9 53895 0.1199 0.3281 0.21583 2006 6 10 53896 0.1199 0.3271 0.21589 2006 6 11 53897 0.1199 0.3261 0.21615 2006 6 12 53898 0.1199 0.3251 0.21655 2006 6 13 53899 0.1199 0.3241 0.21699 2006 6 14 53900 0.1199 0.3231 0.21736 2006 6 15 53901 0.1199 0.3220 0.21753 2006 6 16 53902 0.1199 0.3210 0.21744 2006 6 17 53903 0.1198 0.3199 0.21708 2006 6 18 53904 0.1197 0.3189 0.21651 2006 6 19 53905 0.1197 0.3178 0.21586 2006 6 20 53906 0.1196 0.3168 0.21526 2006 6 21 53907 0.1195 0.3157 0.21486 2006 6 22 53908 0.1193 0.3146 0.21474 2006 6 23 53909 0.1192 0.3135 0.21493 2006 6 24 53910 0.1190 0.3124 0.21539 2006 6 25 53911 0.1189 0.3113 0.21604 2006 6 26 53912 0.1187 0.3102 0.21676 2006 6 27 53913 0.1185 0.3091 0.21746 2006 6 28 53914 0.1183 0.3080 0.21805 2006 6 29 53915 0.1181 0.3069 0.21850 2006 6 30 53916 0.1178 0.3058 0.21880 2006 7 1 53917 0.1176 0.3047 0.21897 2006 7 2 53918 0.1173 0.3036 0.21904 2006 7 3 53919 0.1171 0.3025 0.21907 2006 7 4 53920 0.1168 0.3014 0.21912 2006 7 5 53921 0.1165 0.3002 0.21925 2006 7 6 53922 0.1161 0.2991 0.21952 2006 7 7 53923 0.1158 0.2980 0.21997 2006 7 8 53924 0.1154 0.2968 0.22060 2006 7 9 53925 0.1151 0.2957 0.22139 2006 7 10 53926 0.1147 0.2946 0.22226 2006 7 11 53927 0.1143 0.2934 0.22308 2006 7 12 53928 0.1139 0.2923 0.22373 2006 7 13 53929 0.1134 0.2912 0.22412 2006 7 14 53930 0.1130 0.2900 0.22420 2006 7 15 53931 0.1125 0.2889 0.22404 2006 7 16 53932 0.1120 0.2878 0.22376 2006 7 17 53933 0.1115 0.2866 0.22352 2006 7 18 53934 0.1110 0.2855 0.22345 2006 7 19 53935 0.1105 0.2844 0.22366 2006 7 20 53936 0.1099 0.2833 0.22415 2006 7 21 53937 0.1093 0.2821 0.22491 2006 7 22 53938 0.1087 0.2810 0.22583 2006 7 23 53939 0.1081 0.2799 0.22683 2006 7 24 53940 0.1075 0.2788 0.22781 2006 7 25 53941 0.1069 0.2777 0.22867 2006 7 26 53942 0.1062 0.2766 0.22938 2006 7 27 53943 0.1055 0.2755 0.22991 2006 7 28 53944 0.1048 0.2744 0.23026 2006 7 29 53945 0.1041 0.2733 0.23050 2006 7 30 53946 0.1034 0.2722 0.23066 2006 7 31 53947 0.1026 0.2712 0.23083 2006 8 1 53948 0.1019 0.2701 0.23105 2006 8 2 53949 0.1011 0.2690 0.23138 2006 8 3 53950 0.1002 0.2680 0.23186 2006 8 4 53951 0.0994 0.2669 0.23252 2006 8 5 53952 0.0986 0.2659 0.23333 2006 8 6 53953 0.0977 0.2649 0.23423 2006 8 7 53954 0.0968 0.2639 0.23512 2006 8 8 53955 0.0959 0.2629 0.23586 2006 8 9 53956 0.0949 0.2619 0.23634 2006 8 10 53957 0.0940 0.2609 0.23648 2006 8 11 53958 0.0930 0.2599 0.23623 2006 8 12 53959 0.0920 0.2590 0.23577 2006 8 13 53960 0.0910 0.2580 0.23528 2006 8 14 53961 0.0900 0.2571 0.23492 2006 8 15 53962 0.0889 0.2562 0.23484 2006 8 16 53963 0.0878 0.2553 0.23507 2006 8 17 53964 0.0867 0.2544 0.23558 2006 8 18 53965 0.0856 0.2535 0.23628 2006 8 19 53966 0.0844 0.2527 0.23707 2006 8 20 53967 0.0833 0.2518 0.23784 2006 8 21 53968 0.0821 0.2510 0.23852 2006 8 22 53969 0.0809 0.2502 0.23902 2006 8 23 53970 0.0796 0.2494 0.23934 2006 8 24 53971 0.0784 0.2486 0.23948 2006 8 25 53972 0.0771 0.2479 0.23947 2006 8 26 53973 0.0758 0.2471 0.23935 2006 8 27 53974 0.0745 0.2464 0.23921 2006 8 28 53975 0.0731 0.2457 0.23910 2006 8 29 53976 0.0717 0.2451 0.23908 2006 8 30 53977 0.0704 0.2444 0.23920 2006 8 31 53978 0.0689 0.2438 0.23947 2006 9 1 53979 0.0675 0.2432 0.23988 2006 9 2 53980 0.0661 0.2426 0.24040 2006 9 3 53981 0.0646 0.2420 0.24093 2006 9 4 53982 0.0631 0.2414 0.24136 2006 9 5 53983 0.0616 0.2409 0.24157 2006 9 6 53984 0.0600 0.2404 0.24143 2006 9 7 53985 0.0585 0.2400 0.24093 2006 9 8 53986 0.0569 0.2395 0.24011 2006 9 9 53987 0.0553 0.2391 0.23915 2006 9 10 53988 0.0536 0.2387 0.23824 2006 9 11 53989 0.0520 0.2383 0.23755 2006 9 12 53990 0.0503 0.2380 0.23718 2006 9 13 53991 0.0486 0.2376 0.23714 2006 9 14 53992 0.0469 0.2373 0.23734 2006 9 15 53993 0.0452 0.2371 0.23766 2006 9 16 53994 0.0435 0.2368 0.23800 2006 9 17 53995 0.0417 0.2366 0.23825 2006 9 18 53996 0.0399 0.2365 0.23834 2006 9 19 53997 0.0381 0.2363 0.23825 2006 9 20 53998 0.0363 0.2362 0.23797 2006 9 21 53999 0.0344 0.2361 0.23753 2006 9 22 54000 0.0326 0.2360 0.23698 2006 9 23 54001 0.0307 0.2360 0.23638 2006 9 24 54002 0.0288 0.2360 0.23580 2006 9 25 54003 0.0269 0.2360 0.23530 2006 9 26 54004 0.0250 0.2361 0.23494 2006 9 27 54005 0.0230 0.2362 0.23473 2006 9 28 54006 0.0211 0.2363 0.23468 2006 9 29 54007 0.0191 0.2364 0.23474 2006 9 30 54008 0.0171 0.2366 0.23485 2006 10 1 54009 0.0151 0.2369 0.23492 2006 10 2 54010 0.0131 0.2371 0.23481 2006 10 3 54011 0.0111 0.2374 0.23442 2006 10 4 54012 0.0091 0.2377 0.23367 2006 10 5 54013 0.0070 0.2381 0.23259 2006 10 6 54014 0.0050 0.2384 0.23127 2006 10 7 54015 0.0029 0.2389 0.22989 2006 10 8 54016 0.0008 0.2393 0.22864 2006 10 9 54017 -0.0013 0.2398 0.22769 2006 10 10 54018 -0.0034 0.2403 0.22708 2006 10 11 54019 -0.0055 0.2409 0.22677 2006 10 12 54020 -0.0076 0.2415 0.22666 2006 10 13 54021 -0.0097 0.2421 0.22661 2006 10 14 54022 -0.0119 0.2427 0.22651 2006 10 15 54023 -0.0140 0.2434 0.22627 2006 10 16 54024 -0.0161 0.2442 0.22587 2006 10 17 54025 -0.0183 0.2449 0.22528 2006 10 18 54026 -0.0204 0.2457 0.22453 2006 10 19 54027 -0.0226 0.2466 0.22367 2006 10 20 54028 -0.0247 0.2474 0.22275 2006 10 21 54029 -0.0269 0.2483 0.22185 2006 10 22 54030 -0.0290 0.2493 0.22102 2006 10 23 54031 -0.0312 0.2502 0.22032 2006 10 24 54032 -0.0333 0.2512 0.21980 2006 10 25 54033 -0.0355 0.2523 0.21944 2006 10 26 54034 -0.0376 0.2534 0.21924 2006 10 27 54035 -0.0397 0.2545 0.21912 2006 10 28 54036 -0.0419 0.2556 0.21900 2006 10 29 54037 -0.0440 0.2568 0.21878 2006 10 30 54038 -0.0461 0.2580 0.21834 2006 10 31 54039 -0.0482 0.2593 0.21761 2006 11 1 54040 -0.0504 0.2606 0.21656 2006 11 2 54041 -0.0524 0.2619 0.21525 2006 11 3 54042 -0.0545 0.2632 0.21380 2006 11 4 54043 -0.0566 0.2646 0.21241 2006 11 5 54044 -0.0587 0.2660 0.21123 2006 11 6 54045 -0.0608 0.2674 0.21037 2006 11 7 54046 -0.0629 0.2689 0.20985 2006 11 8 54047 -0.0650 0.2704 0.20960 2006 11 9 54048 -0.0670 0.2720 0.20949 2006 11 10 54049 -0.0690 0.2735 0.20940 2006 11 11 54050 -0.0710 0.2752 0.20924 2006 11 12 54051 -0.0730 0.2768 0.20893 2006 11 13 54052 -0.0750 0.2785 0.20848 2006 11 14 54053 -0.0770 0.2802 0.20789 2006 11 15 54054 -0.0789 0.2819 0.20721 2006 11 16 54055 -0.0808 0.2836 0.20648 2006 11 17 54056 -0.0827 0.2854 0.20577 2006 11 18 54057 -0.0846 0.2873 0.20516 2006 11 19 54058 -0.0864 0.2891 0.20471 2006 11 20 54059 -0.0882 0.2910 0.20444 2006 11 21 54060 -0.0900 0.2929 0.20436 2006 11 22 54061 -0.0918 0.2948 0.20443 2006 11 23 54062 -0.0935 0.2968 0.20460 2006 11 24 54063 -0.0952 0.2988 0.20477 2006 11 25 54064 -0.0969 0.3008 0.20485 2006 11 26 54065 -0.0985 0.3028 0.20477 2006 11 27 54066 -0.1002 0.3049 0.20446 2006 11 28 54067 -0.1017 0.3070 0.20389 2006 11 29 54068 -0.1033 0.3091 0.20305 2006 11 30 54069 -0.1048 0.3113 0.20204 2006 12 1 54070 -0.1063 0.3134 0.20102 2006 12 2 54071 -0.1077 0.3156 0.20017 2006 12 3 54072 -0.1092 0.3178 0.19957 2006 12 4 54073 -0.1105 0.3201 0.19929 2006 12 5 54074 -0.1119 0.3223 0.19928 2006 12 6 54075 -0.1132 0.3246 0.19939 2006 12 7 54076 -0.1144 0.3269 0.19951 2006 12 8 54077 -0.1157 0.3292 0.19953 2006 12 9 54078 -0.1168 0.3316 0.19935 2006 12 10 54079 -0.1180 0.3339 0.19893 2006 12 11 54080 -0.1191 0.3363 0.19832 2006 12 12 54081 -0.1201 0.3387 0.19756 2006 12 13 54082 -0.1211 0.3411 0.19672 2006 12 14 54083 -0.1221 0.3435 0.19589 2006 12 15 54084 -0.1230 0.3460 0.19512 2006 12 16 54085 -0.1239 0.3484 0.19451 2006 12 17 54086 -0.1247 0.3509 0.19410 2006 12 18 54087 -0.1255 0.3534 0.19387 2006 12 19 54088 -0.1263 0.3559 0.19379 2006 12 20 54089 -0.1269 0.3584 0.19388 2006 12 21 54090 -0.1276 0.3609 0.19403 2006 12 22 54091 -0.1282 0.3634 0.19406 2006 12 23 54092 -0.1287 0.3660 0.19391 2006 12 24 54093 -0.1292 0.3685 0.19350 2006 12 25 54094 -0.1297 0.3711 0.19287 2006 12 26 54095 -0.1301 0.3737 0.19210 2006 12 27 54096 -0.1304 0.3762 0.19125 2006 12 28 54097 -0.1307 0.3788 0.19042 2006 12 29 54098 -0.1310 0.3814 0.18970 2006 12 30 54099 -0.1311 0.3840 0.18929 2006 12 31 54100 -0.1313 0.3866 0.18926 2007 1 1 54101 -0.1314 0.3892 0.18956 2007 1 2 54102 -0.1314 0.3918 0.19007 2007 1 3 54103 -0.1314 0.3944 0.19061 2007 1 4 54104 -0.1313 0.3970 0.19104 2007 1 5 54105 -0.1312 0.3997 0.19125 2007 1 6 54106 -0.1310 0.4023 0.19122 2007 1 7 54107 -0.1308 0.4049 0.19093 2007 1 8 54108 -0.1305 0.4075 0.19049 2007 1 9 54109 -0.1302 0.4101 0.18996 2007 1 10 54110 -0.1298 0.4127 0.18936 2007 1 11 54111 -0.1293 0.4153 0.18872 2007 1 12 54112 -0.1288 0.4179 0.18819 2007 1 13 54113 -0.1283 0.4205 0.18783 2007 1 14 54114 -0.1277 0.4231 0.18764 2007 1 15 54115 -0.1270 0.4257 0.18756 2007 1 16 54116 -0.1263 0.4283 0.18752 2007 1 17 54117 -0.1255 0.4309 0.18757 2007 1 18 54118 -0.1247 0.4334 0.18758 2007 1 19 54119 -0.1238 0.4360 0.18736 2007 1 20 54120 -0.1229 0.4385 0.18685 2007 1 21 54121 -0.1219 0.4411 0.18599 2007 1 22 54122 -0.1208 0.4436 0.18481 2007 1 23 54123 -0.1197 0.4461 0.18343 2007 1 24 54124 -0.1186 0.4486 0.18205 2007 1 25 54125 -0.1174 0.4511 0.18082 2007 1 26 54126 -0.1161 0.4535 0.17987 2007 1 27 54127 -0.1148 0.4560 0.17926 2007 1 28 54128 -0.1135 0.4584 0.17895 2007 1 29 54129 -0.1121 0.4609 0.17880 2007 1 30 54130 -0.1106 0.4633 0.17868 2007 1 31 54131 -0.1091 0.4657 0.17850 2007 2 1 54132 -0.1076 0.4680 0.17820 2007 2 2 54133 -0.1060 0.4704 0.17774 2007 2 3 54134 -0.1043 0.4727 0.17706 2007 2 4 54135 -0.1026 0.4750 0.17624 2007 2 5 54136 -0.1008 0.4773 0.17532 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0990 0.4796 0.17438 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0972 0.4819 0.17350 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0953 0.4841 0.17275 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0933 0.4863 0.17219 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0913 0.4885 0.17186 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0893 0.4906 0.17177 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0872 0.4928 0.17178 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0851 0.4949 0.17186 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0829 0.4969 0.17197 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0807 0.4990 0.17197 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0785 0.5010 0.17170 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0762 0.5030 0.17112 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0738 0.5050 0.17018 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0715 0.5069 0.16894 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0691 0.5088 0.16759 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0666 0.5107 0.16628 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0641 0.5125 0.16523 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0616 0.5144 0.16452 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0590 0.5161 0.16410 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0564 0.5179 0.16392 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0538 0.5196 0.16391 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0511 0.5213 0.16395 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0484 0.5229 0.16393 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0457 0.5245 0.16375 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0429 0.5261 0.16334 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0401 0.5277 0.16270 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0373 0.5292 0.16190 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0344 0.5306 0.16100 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0315 0.5321 0.16010 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0286 0.5335 0.15922 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0256 0.5348 0.15839 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0227 0.5361 0.15765 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0197 0.5374 0.15706 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0167 0.5387 0.15663 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0136 0.5399 0.15634 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0106 0.5410 0.15610 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0075 0.5421 0.15580 2007 3 15 54174 -0.0044 0.5432 0.15533 2007 3 16 54175 -0.0012 0.5443 0.15456 2007 3 17 54176 0.0019 0.5452 0.15343 2007 3 18 54177 0.0051 0.5462 0.15199 2007 3 19 54178 0.0083 0.5471 0.15040 2007 3 20 54179 0.0115 0.5480 0.14882 2007 3 21 54180 0.0147 0.5488 0.14742 2007 3 22 54181 0.0179 0.5496 0.14632 2007 3 23 54182 0.0211 0.5503 0.14553 2007 3 24 54183 0.0244 0.5510 0.14500 2007 3 25 54184 0.0277 0.5517 0.14469 2007 3 26 54185 0.0309 0.5523 0.14445 2007 3 27 54186 0.0342 0.5528 0.14411 2007 3 28 54187 0.0375 0.5534 0.14361 2007 3 29 54188 0.0408 0.5538 0.14296 2007 3 30 54189 0.0442 0.5543 0.14216 2007 3 31 54190 0.0475 0.5546 0.14127 2007 4 1 54191 0.0508 0.5550 0.14026 2007 4 2 54192 0.0541 0.5553 0.13920 2007 4 3 54193 0.0575 0.5555 0.13824 2007 4 4 54194 0.0608 0.5557 0.13745 2007 4 5 54195 0.0641 0.5559 0.13685 2007 4 6 54196 0.0675 0.5560 0.13645 2007 4 7 54197 0.0708 0.5560 0.13622 2007 4 8 54198 0.0742 0.5560 0.13615 2007 4 9 54199 0.0775 0.5560 0.13611 2007 4 10 54200 0.0809 0.5559 0.13598 2007 4 11 54201 0.0842 0.5558 0.13565 2007 4 12 54202 0.0875 0.5556 0.13504 2007 4 13 54203 0.0909 0.5553 0.13409 2007 4 14 54204 0.0942 0.5551 0.13283 2007 4 15 54205 0.0975 0.5547 0.13126 2007 4 16 54206 0.1008 0.5544 0.12956 2007 4 17 54207 0.1041 0.5539 0.12791 2007 4 18 54208 0.1074 0.5535 0.12643 2007 4 19 54209 0.1107 0.5530 0.12529 2007 4 20 54210 0.1140 0.5524 0.12452 2007 4 21 54211 0.1173 0.5518 0.12401 2007 4 22 54212 0.1205 0.5511 0.12358 2007 4 23 54213 0.1238 0.5504 0.12315 2007 4 24 54214 0.1270 0.5496 0.12261 2007 4 25 54215 0.1302 0.5488 0.12192 2007 4 26 54216 0.1334 0.5480 0.12109 2007 4 27 54217 0.1366 0.5471 0.12016 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) 53833 -53.58 .13 -5.83 .34 53834 -53.39 .11 -5.70 .34 53835 -53.37 .11 -5.46 .34 53836 -53.49 .10 -5.15 .34 53837 -53.65 .10 -4.99 .34 53838 -53.81 .10 -5.11 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 53833 0.108 0.052 -0.400 0.340 53834 0.102 0.044 -0.394 0.340 53835 0.087 0.044 -0.381 0.340 53836 0.071 0.040 -0.362 0.340 53837 0.054 0.040 -0.367 0.340 53838 0.030 0.040 -0.385 0.340 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 **************************************************************************