********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 16 November 2006 Vol. XIX No. 046 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = +0.1 seconds beginning 28 September 2006 at 0000 UTC Beginning 1 January 2006: TAI-UTC(BIPM) = 33.000 000 seconds ********************************************************************** * No leap second will be introduced into UTC on December 31, 2006. * * Last positive leap second introduced in UTC on December 31, 2005. * * * * See notice at the end of this Bulletin A for more details. * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * As of Bulletin A Vol. XIX, No. 46, on 16 November 2006 we have * * adopted the new 2006c series for the USNO VLBI data. The net * * effect appears to be less than 0.1 mas in polar motion and * * 5 us in UT1-UTC. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 11 10 54049 -.01233 .00004 .28299 .00003 .094483 .000014 6 11 11 54050 -.01379 .00003 .28374 .00002 .093755 .000015 6 11 12 54051 -.01480 .00003 .28453 .00002 .092811 .000015 6 11 13 54052 -.01571 .00002 .28547 .00002 .091750 .000016 6 11 14 54053 -.01678 .00002 .28647 .00002 .090589 .000015 6 11 15 54054 -.01770 .00002 .28728 .00002 .089374 .000016 6 11 16 54055 -.01851 .00001 .28800 .00002 .088062 .000018 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0764 + .0498 cos A - .1251 sin A - .1484 cos C + .0444 sin C y = .3478 - .1057 cos A - .0441 sin A + .0444 cos C + .1484 sin C UT1-UTC = .0551 - .00081 (MJD - 54060) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54055)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54055)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54056) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54055)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54055)**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 11 17 54056 -0.0195 0.2888 0.08667 2006 11 18 54057 -0.0206 0.2897 0.08534 2006 11 19 54058 -0.0218 0.2907 0.08413 2006 11 20 54059 -0.0231 0.2918 0.08306 2006 11 21 54060 -0.0244 0.2930 0.08214 2006 11 22 54061 -0.0258 0.2943 0.08140 2006 11 23 54062 -0.0272 0.2956 0.08081 2006 11 24 54063 -0.0286 0.2969 0.08028 2006 11 25 54064 -0.0301 0.2983 0.07971 2006 11 26 54065 -0.0316 0.2998 0.07895 2006 11 27 54066 -0.0332 0.3013 0.07794 2006 11 28 54067 -0.0347 0.3028 0.07663 2006 11 29 54068 -0.0363 0.3044 0.07507 2006 11 30 54069 -0.0378 0.3059 0.07335 2006 12 1 54070 -0.0394 0.3076 0.07162 2006 12 2 54071 -0.0410 0.3092 0.07006 2006 12 3 54072 -0.0425 0.3109 0.06876 2006 12 4 54073 -0.0440 0.3126 0.06775 2006 12 5 54074 -0.0456 0.3143 0.06701 2006 12 6 54075 -0.0471 0.3160 0.06641 2006 12 7 54076 -0.0486 0.3177 0.06586 2006 12 8 54077 -0.0501 0.3195 0.06525 2006 12 9 54078 -0.0515 0.3213 0.06449 2006 12 10 54079 -0.0530 0.3231 0.06356 2006 12 11 54080 -0.0544 0.3249 0.06246 2006 12 12 54081 -0.0557 0.3267 0.06121 2006 12 13 54082 -0.0571 0.3285 0.05987 2006 12 14 54083 -0.0584 0.3304 0.05850 2006 12 15 54084 -0.0597 0.3322 0.05717 2006 12 16 54085 -0.0610 0.3341 0.05596 2006 12 17 54086 -0.0622 0.3360 0.05490 2006 12 18 54087 -0.0634 0.3379 0.05401 2006 12 19 54088 -0.0645 0.3398 0.05330 2006 12 20 54089 -0.0656 0.3417 0.05272 2006 12 21 54090 -0.0667 0.3437 0.05220 2006 12 22 54091 -0.0677 0.3456 0.05163 2006 12 23 54092 -0.0687 0.3475 0.05090 2006 12 24 54093 -0.0697 0.3495 0.04993 2006 12 25 54094 -0.0706 0.3515 0.04868 2006 12 26 54095 -0.0715 0.3535 0.04719 2006 12 27 54096 -0.0723 0.3555 0.04555 2006 12 28 54097 -0.0731 0.3575 0.04389 2006 12 29 54098 -0.0739 0.3595 0.04237 2006 12 30 54099 -0.0746 0.3615 0.04109 2006 12 31 54100 -0.0752 0.3635 0.04009 2007 1 1 54101 -0.0759 0.3655 0.03937 2007 1 2 54102 -0.0764 0.3676 0.03884 2007 1 3 54103 -0.0770 0.3696 0.03838 2007 1 4 54104 -0.0775 0.3717 0.03789 2007 1 5 54105 -0.0779 0.3737 0.03727 2007 1 6 54106 -0.0783 0.3758 0.03646 2007 1 7 54107 -0.0786 0.3779 0.03548 2007 1 8 54108 -0.0789 0.3800 0.03436 2007 1 9 54109 -0.0792 0.3820 0.03314 2007 1 10 54110 -0.0794 0.3841 0.03189 2007 1 11 54111 -0.0796 0.3862 0.03068 2007 1 12 54112 -0.0797 0.3883 0.02957 2007 1 13 54113 -0.0798 0.3904 0.02860 2007 1 14 54114 -0.0798 0.3925 0.02778 2007 1 15 54115 -0.0797 0.3946 0.02713 2007 1 16 54116 -0.0797 0.3967 0.02661 2007 1 17 54117 -0.0796 0.3988 0.02616 2007 1 18 54118 -0.0794 0.4009 0.02568 2007 1 19 54119 -0.0792 0.4030 0.02504 2007 1 20 54120 -0.0789 0.4052 0.02415 2007 1 21 54121 -0.0786 0.4073 0.02295 2007 1 22 54122 -0.0782 0.4093 0.02145 2007 1 23 54123 -0.0778 0.4114 0.01975 2007 1 24 54124 -0.0774 0.4135 0.01800 2007 1 25 54125 -0.0769 0.4156 0.01635 2007 1 26 54126 -0.0763 0.4177 0.01493 2007 1 27 54127 -0.0758 0.4198 0.01380 2007 1 28 54128 -0.0751 0.4218 0.01293 2007 1 29 54129 -0.0744 0.4239 0.01225 2007 1 30 54130 -0.0737 0.4259 0.01165 2007 1 31 54131 -0.0729 0.4280 0.01102 2007 2 1 54132 -0.0721 0.4300 0.01026 2007 2 2 54133 -0.0712 0.4321 0.00931 2007 2 3 54134 -0.0703 0.4341 0.00817 2007 2 4 54135 -0.0694 0.4361 0.00685 2007 2 5 54136 -0.0683 0.4381 0.00541 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0673 0.4401 0.00392 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0662 0.4421 0.00246 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0651 0.4441 0.00107 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0639 0.4460 -0.00017 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0627 0.4480 -0.00125 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0614 0.4499 -0.00216 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0601 0.4518 -0.00291 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0587 0.4537 -0.00358 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0575 0.4556 -0.00424 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0560 0.4575 -0.00501 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0545 0.4594 -0.00600 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0530 0.4612 -0.00732 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0515 0.4630 -0.00897 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0499 0.4648 -0.01089 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0482 0.4666 -0.01293 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0465 0.4683 -0.01491 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0448 0.4701 -0.01668 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0431 0.4718 -0.01814 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0413 0.4735 -0.01929 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0395 0.4751 -0.02021 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0376 0.4768 -0.02101 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0357 0.4784 -0.02181 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0338 0.4800 -0.02270 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0318 0.4816 -0.02376 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0298 0.4831 -0.02498 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0278 0.4846 -0.02639 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0257 0.4861 -0.02794 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0236 0.4876 -0.02957 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0215 0.4890 -0.03121 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0194 0.4904 -0.03280 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0172 0.4918 -0.03426 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0150 0.4931 -0.03557 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0128 0.4944 -0.03672 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0105 0.4957 -0.03772 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0082 0.4970 -0.03860 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0059 0.4982 -0.03945 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0036 0.4994 -0.04035 2007 3 15 54174 -0.0012 0.5005 -0.04143 2007 3 16 54175 0.0012 0.5016 -0.04280 2007 3 17 54176 0.0036 0.5027 -0.04450 2007 3 18 54177 0.0060 0.5037 -0.04653 2007 3 19 54178 0.0084 0.5047 -0.04877 2007 3 20 54179 0.0109 0.5057 -0.05105 2007 3 21 54180 0.0134 0.5067 -0.05317 2007 3 22 54181 0.0159 0.5076 -0.05498 2007 3 23 54182 0.0184 0.5084 -0.05645 2007 3 24 54183 0.0210 0.5092 -0.05762 2007 3 25 54184 0.0235 0.5100 -0.05860 2007 3 26 54185 0.0261 0.5108 -0.05953 2007 3 27 54186 0.0287 0.5115 -0.06052 2007 3 28 54187 0.0313 0.5121 -0.06165 2007 3 29 54188 0.0339 0.5128 -0.06296 2007 3 30 54189 0.0365 0.5134 -0.06443 2007 3 31 54190 0.0391 0.5139 -0.06604 2007 4 1 54191 0.0418 0.5144 -0.06773 2007 4 2 54192 0.0444 0.5149 -0.06944 2007 4 3 54193 0.0471 0.5153 -0.07110 2007 4 4 54194 0.0498 0.5157 -0.07265 2007 4 5 54195 0.0524 0.5160 -0.07404 2007 4 6 54196 0.0551 0.5163 -0.07525 2007 4 7 54197 0.0578 0.5166 -0.07629 2007 4 8 54198 0.0605 0.5168 -0.07720 2007 4 9 54199 0.0632 0.5170 -0.07804 2007 4 10 54200 0.0659 0.5171 -0.07888 2007 4 11 54201 0.0686 0.5172 -0.07983 2007 4 12 54202 0.0713 0.5172 -0.08100 2007 4 13 54203 0.0740 0.5172 -0.08245 2007 4 14 54204 0.0768 0.5171 -0.08423 2007 4 15 54205 0.0795 0.5170 -0.08626 2007 4 16 54206 0.0822 0.5169 -0.08842 2007 4 17 54207 0.0849 0.5167 -0.09051 2007 4 18 54208 0.0876 0.5165 -0.09236 2007 4 19 54209 0.0903 0.5162 -0.09386 2007 4 20 54210 0.0930 0.5159 -0.09502 2007 4 21 54211 0.0957 0.5155 -0.09591 2007 4 22 54212 0.0984 0.5151 -0.09668 2007 4 23 54213 0.1011 0.5147 -0.09747 2007 4 24 54214 0.1037 0.5142 -0.09836 2007 4 25 54215 0.1064 0.5137 -0.09941 2007 4 26 54216 0.1091 0.5131 -0.10061 2007 4 27 54217 0.1117 0.5124 -0.10194 2007 4 28 54218 0.1144 0.5118 -0.10335 2007 4 29 54219 0.1170 0.5111 -0.10478 2007 4 30 54220 0.1196 0.5103 -0.10617 2007 5 1 54221 0.1222 0.5095 -0.10744 2007 5 2 54222 0.1248 0.5086 -0.10856 2007 5 3 54223 0.1274 0.5077 -0.10950 2007 5 4 54224 0.1300 0.5068 -0.11026 2007 5 5 54225 0.1326 0.5058 -0.11086 2007 5 6 54226 0.1351 0.5048 -0.11138 2007 5 7 54227 0.1376 0.5037 -0.11188 2007 5 8 54228 0.1401 0.5026 -0.11246 2007 5 9 54229 0.1426 0.5015 -0.11322 2007 5 10 54230 0.1451 0.5003 -0.11422 2007 5 11 54231 0.1476 0.4990 -0.11553 2007 5 12 54232 0.1500 0.4978 -0.11712 2007 5 13 54233 0.1525 0.4964 -0.11890 2007 5 14 54234 0.1549 0.4951 -0.12074 2007 5 15 54235 0.1573 0.4937 -0.12247 2007 5 16 54236 0.1596 0.4922 -0.12396 2007 5 17 54237 0.1620 0.4907 -0.12516 2007 5 18 54238 0.1643 0.4892 -0.12613 2007 5 19 54239 0.1666 0.4877 -0.12698 2007 5 20 54240 0.1689 0.4861 -0.12784 2007 5 21 54241 0.1712 0.4844 -0.12882 2007 5 22 54242 0.1734 0.4827 -0.12996 2007 5 23 54243 0.1756 0.4810 -0.13125 2007 5 24 54244 0.1778 0.4793 -0.13261 2007 5 25 54245 0.1800 0.4775 -0.13396 2007 5 26 54246 0.1823 0.4756 -0.13525 2007 5 27 54247 0.1845 0.4737 -0.13639 2007 5 28 54248 0.1867 0.4718 -0.13737 2007 5 29 54249 0.1888 0.4699 -0.13815 2007 5 30 54250 0.1910 0.4679 -0.13874 2007 5 31 54251 0.1931 0.4659 -0.13914 2007 6 1 54252 0.1952 0.4638 -0.13939 2007 6 2 54253 0.1972 0.4617 -0.13955 2007 6 3 54254 0.1993 0.4596 -0.13969 2007 6 4 54255 0.2013 0.4575 -0.13989 2007 6 5 54256 0.2032 0.4553 -0.14023 2007 6 6 54257 0.2052 0.4531 -0.14077 2007 6 7 54258 0.2071 0.4508 -0.14155 2007 6 8 54259 0.2090 0.4485 -0.14254 2007 6 9 54260 0.2108 0.4462 -0.14367 2007 6 10 54261 0.2127 0.4439 -0.14481 2007 6 11 54262 0.2145 0.4415 -0.14583 2007 6 12 54263 0.2162 0.4391 -0.14661 2007 6 13 54264 0.2179 0.4367 -0.14706 2007 6 14 54265 0.2196 0.4343 -0.14718 2007 6 15 54266 0.2213 0.4318 -0.14705 2007 6 16 54267 0.2229 0.4293 -0.14680 2007 6 17 54268 0.2245 0.4268 -0.14656 2007 6 18 54269 0.2261 0.4243 -0.14640 2007 6 19 54270 0.2276 0.4217 -0.14635 2007 6 20 54271 0.2291 0.4191 -0.14641 2007 6 21 54272 0.2306 0.4165 -0.14655 2007 6 22 54273 0.2320 0.4139 -0.14669 2007 6 23 54274 0.2334 0.4112 -0.14677 2007 6 24 54275 0.2348 0.4085 -0.14676 2007 6 25 54276 0.2361 0.4058 -0.14660 2007 6 26 54277 0.2374 0.4031 -0.14627 2007 6 27 54278 0.2386 0.4004 -0.14569 2007 6 28 54279 0.2398 0.3977 -0.14489 2007 6 29 54280 0.2410 0.3949 -0.14393 2007 6 30 54281 0.2421 0.3921 -0.14293 2007 7 1 54282 0.2432 0.3893 -0.14198 2007 7 2 54283 0.2443 0.3865 -0.14114 2007 7 3 54284 0.2453 0.3837 -0.14054 2007 7 4 54285 0.2463 0.3809 -0.14023 2007 7 5 54286 0.2473 0.3780 -0.14024 2007 7 6 54287 0.2482 0.3752 -0.14039 2007 7 7 54288 0.2490 0.3723 -0.14055 2007 7 8 54289 0.2499 0.3694 -0.14070 2007 7 9 54290 0.2507 0.3665 -0.14067 2007 7 10 54291 0.2514 0.3636 -0.14038 2007 7 11 54292 0.2521 0.3607 -0.13982 2007 7 12 54293 0.2528 0.3578 -0.13910 2007 7 13 54294 0.2534 0.3549 -0.13829 2007 7 14 54295 0.2540 0.3520 -0.13756 2007 7 15 54296 0.2545 0.3490 -0.13698 2007 7 16 54297 0.2551 0.3461 -0.13658 2007 7 17 54298 0.2555 0.3432 -0.13632 2007 7 18 54299 0.2559 0.3402 -0.13617 2007 7 19 54300 0.2563 0.3373 -0.13610 2007 7 20 54301 0.2567 0.3343 -0.13602 2007 7 21 54302 0.2570 0.3314 -0.13580 2007 7 22 54303 0.2572 0.3285 -0.13544 2007 7 23 54304 0.2574 0.3255 -0.13489 2007 7 24 54305 0.2576 0.3226 -0.13411 2007 7 25 54306 0.2577 0.3196 -0.13314 2007 7 26 54307 0.2578 0.3167 -0.13201 2007 7 27 54308 0.2578 0.3137 -0.13078 2007 7 28 54309 0.2578 0.3108 -0.12947 2007 7 29 54310 0.2578 0.3079 -0.12830 2007 7 30 54311 0.2577 0.3050 -0.12737 2007 7 31 54312 0.2575 0.3020 -0.12671 2007 8 1 54313 0.2573 0.2991 -0.12634 2007 8 2 54314 0.2571 0.2962 -0.12619 2007 8 3 54315 0.2568 0.2933 -0.12613 2007 8 4 54316 0.2565 0.2904 -0.12610 2007 8 5 54317 0.2561 0.2876 -0.12600 2007 8 6 54318 0.2557 0.2847 -0.12573 2007 8 7 54319 0.2553 0.2818 -0.12525 2007 8 8 54320 0.2547 0.2790 -0.12464 2007 8 9 54321 0.2542 0.2762 -0.12398 2007 8 10 54322 0.2536 0.2733 -0.12337 2007 8 11 54323 0.2530 0.2705 -0.12286 2007 8 12 54324 0.2523 0.2677 -0.12253 2007 8 13 54325 0.2515 0.2650 -0.12245 2007 8 14 54326 0.2507 0.2622 -0.12249 2007 8 15 54327 0.2499 0.2595 -0.12262 2007 8 16 54328 0.2490 0.2567 -0.12276 2007 8 17 54329 0.2481 0.2540 -0.12281 2007 8 18 54330 0.2471 0.2513 -0.12276 2007 8 19 54331 0.2461 0.2486 -0.12255 2007 8 20 54332 0.2450 0.2460 -0.12218 2007 8 21 54333 0.2439 0.2433 -0.12169 2007 8 22 54334 0.2428 0.2407 -0.12112 2007 8 23 54335 0.2416 0.2381 -0.12051 2007 8 24 54336 0.2403 0.2355 -0.11985 2007 8 25 54337 0.2390 0.2330 -0.11927 2007 8 26 54338 0.2377 0.2304 -0.11883 2007 8 27 54339 0.2363 0.2279 -0.11865 2007 8 28 54340 0.2348 0.2254 -0.11885 2007 8 29 54341 0.2333 0.2230 -0.11942 2007 8 30 54342 0.2318 0.2205 -0.12025 2007 8 31 54343 0.2302 0.2181 -0.12111 2007 9 1 54344 0.2286 0.2157 -0.12185 2007 9 2 54345 0.2269 0.2134 -0.12235 2007 9 3 54346 0.2251 0.2110 -0.12253 2007 9 4 54347 0.2234 0.2087 -0.12245 2007 9 5 54348 0.2216 0.2064 -0.12221 2007 9 6 54349 0.2197 0.2042 -0.12198 2007 9 7 54350 0.2178 0.2020 -0.12183 2007 9 8 54351 0.2158 0.1998 -0.12188 2007 9 9 54352 0.2138 0.1976 -0.12208 2007 9 10 54353 0.2118 0.1955 -0.12246 2007 9 11 54354 0.2097 0.1934 -0.12300 2007 9 12 54355 0.2075 0.1913 -0.12361 2007 9 13 54356 0.2053 0.1893 -0.12424 2007 9 14 54357 0.2031 0.1873 -0.12486 2007 9 15 54358 0.2008 0.1853 -0.12539 2007 9 16 54359 0.1985 0.1833 -0.12577 2007 9 17 54360 0.1961 0.1814 -0.12589 2007 9 18 54361 0.1937 0.1796 -0.12579 2007 9 19 54362 0.1913 0.1777 -0.12550 2007 9 20 54363 0.1888 0.1759 -0.12512 2007 9 21 54364 0.1862 0.1742 -0.12475 2007 9 22 54365 0.1837 0.1724 -0.12447 2007 9 23 54366 0.1810 0.1707 -0.12438 2007 9 24 54367 0.1784 0.1691 -0.12464 2007 9 25 54368 0.1757 0.1675 -0.12515 2007 9 26 54369 0.1729 0.1659 -0.12590 2007 9 27 54370 0.1701 0.1643 -0.12683 2007 9 28 54371 0.1673 0.1628 -0.12776 2007 9 29 54372 0.1644 0.1614 -0.12841 2007 9 30 54373 0.1615 0.1600 -0.12876 2007 10 1 54374 0.1586 0.1586 -0.12882 2007 10 2 54375 0.1556 0.1572 -0.12867 2007 10 3 54376 0.1526 0.1559 -0.12848 2007 10 4 54377 0.1495 0.1547 -0.12833 2007 10 5 54378 0.1465 0.1535 -0.12834 2007 10 6 54379 0.1433 0.1523 -0.12851 2007 10 7 54380 0.1402 0.1511 -0.12885 2007 10 8 54381 0.1370 0.1500 -0.12930 2007 10 9 54382 0.1338 0.1490 -0.12988 2007 10 10 54383 0.1305 0.1480 -0.13053 2007 10 11 54384 0.1272 0.1470 -0.13118 2007 10 12 54385 0.1239 0.1461 -0.13175 2007 10 13 54386 0.1206 0.1452 -0.13216 2007 10 14 54387 0.1172 0.1444 -0.13241 2007 10 15 54388 0.1138 0.1436 -0.13260 2007 10 16 54389 0.1103 0.1429 -0.13267 2007 10 17 54390 0.1069 0.1422 -0.13272 2007 10 18 54391 0.1034 0.1416 -0.13281 2007 10 19 54392 0.0999 0.1410 -0.13300 2007 10 20 54393 0.0963 0.1404 -0.13340 2007 10 21 54394 0.0928 0.1399 -0.13407 2007 10 22 54395 0.0892 0.1394 -0.13504 2007 10 23 54396 0.0856 0.1390 -0.13628 2007 10 24 54397 0.0820 0.1387 -0.13765 2007 10 25 54398 0.0783 0.1383 -0.13905 2007 10 26 54399 0.0746 0.1381 -0.14031 2007 10 27 54400 0.0710 0.1378 -0.14127 2007 10 28 54401 0.0673 0.1377 -0.14189 2007 10 29 54402 0.0635 0.1375 -0.14217 2007 10 30 54403 0.0598 0.1375 -0.14229 2007 10 31 54404 0.0561 0.1374 -0.14238 2007 11 1 54405 0.0523 0.1375 -0.14250 2007 11 2 54406 0.0485 0.1375 -0.14273 2007 11 3 54407 0.0447 0.1377 -0.14314 2007 11 4 54408 0.0410 0.1378 -0.14368 2007 11 5 54409 0.0372 0.1381 -0.14428 2007 11 6 54410 0.0333 0.1383 -0.14494 2007 11 7 54411 0.0295 0.1387 -0.14553 2007 11 8 54412 0.0257 0.1390 -0.14607 2007 11 9 54413 0.0219 0.1394 -0.14657 2007 11 10 54414 0.0181 0.1399 -0.14688 2007 11 11 54415 0.0142 0.1404 -0.14700 2007 11 12 54416 0.0104 0.1410 -0.14697 2007 11 13 54417 0.0066 0.1416 -0.14686 2007 11 14 54418 0.0027 0.1423 -0.14678 2007 11 15 54419 -0.0011 0.1430 -0.14681 2007 11 16 54420 -0.0049 0.1438 -0.14701 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) 54036 -62.50 .12 -4.34 .34 54037 -62.25 .16 -4.35 .34 54038 -61.96 .16 -4.36 .34 54039 -61.66 .22 -4.30 .34 54040 -61.47 .15 -4.10 .34 54041 -61.56 .15 -3.76 .34 54042 -61.90 .15 -3.45 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54036 0.104 0.048 0.034 0.340 54037 0.120 0.064 0.037 0.340 54038 0.126 0.064 0.034 0.340 54039 0.118 0.088 0.054 0.340 54040 0.105 0.060 0.076 0.340 54041 0.085 0.060 0.077 0.340 54042 0.065 0.060 0.061 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