********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 30 November 2006 Vol. XIX No. 048 ______________________________________________________________________ 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. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 24 54063 -.02957 .00004 .29579 .00003 .080935 .000012 6 11 25 54064 -.03118 .00004 .29729 .00003 .080325 .000012 6 11 26 54065 -.03286 .00003 .29880 .00003 .079527 .000010 6 11 27 54066 -.03446 .00002 .30016 .00002 .078377 .000010 6 11 28 54067 -.03573 .00002 .30113 .00002 .077004 .000010 6 11 29 54068 -.03662 .00001 .30187 .00002 .075384 .000010 6 11 30 54069 -.03743 .00001 .30285 .00002 .073604 .000007 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0709 + .0200 cos A - .1223 sin A - .1307 cos C + .0640 sin C y = .3419 - .1037 cos A - .0169 sin A + .0640 cos C + .1307 sin C UT1-UTC = .0489 - .00084 (MJD - 54074) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54069)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54069)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54070) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54069)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54069)**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 12 1 54070 -0.0384 0.3040 0.07181 2006 12 2 54071 -0.0395 0.3052 0.07018 2006 12 3 54072 -0.0406 0.3065 0.06884 2006 12 4 54073 -0.0418 0.3079 0.06781 2006 12 5 54074 -0.0430 0.3093 0.06703 2006 12 6 54075 -0.0442 0.3108 0.06644 2006 12 7 54076 -0.0454 0.3124 0.06591 2006 12 8 54077 -0.0466 0.3140 0.06531 2006 12 9 54078 -0.0478 0.3156 0.06457 2006 12 10 54079 -0.0491 0.3173 0.06366 2006 12 11 54080 -0.0503 0.3190 0.06262 2006 12 12 54081 -0.0515 0.3207 0.06146 2006 12 13 54082 -0.0527 0.3225 0.06024 2006 12 14 54083 -0.0538 0.3242 0.05905 2006 12 15 54084 -0.0550 0.3260 0.05795 2006 12 16 54085 -0.0561 0.3278 0.05697 2006 12 17 54086 -0.0572 0.3296 0.05614 2006 12 18 54087 -0.0583 0.3315 0.05549 2006 12 19 54088 -0.0593 0.3333 0.05500 2006 12 20 54089 -0.0603 0.3352 0.05463 2006 12 21 54090 -0.0613 0.3370 0.05430 2006 12 22 54091 -0.0623 0.3389 0.05391 2006 12 23 54092 -0.0632 0.3408 0.05336 2006 12 24 54093 -0.0640 0.3427 0.05255 2006 12 25 54094 -0.0649 0.3446 0.05146 2006 12 26 54095 -0.0657 0.3465 0.05010 2006 12 27 54096 -0.0665 0.3484 0.04859 2006 12 28 54097 -0.0672 0.3503 0.04705 2006 12 29 54098 -0.0679 0.3523 0.04564 2006 12 30 54099 -0.0686 0.3542 0.04446 2006 12 31 54100 -0.0692 0.3562 0.04356 2007 1 1 54101 -0.0698 0.3581 0.04292 2007 1 2 54102 -0.0703 0.3601 0.04244 2007 1 3 54103 -0.0708 0.3620 0.04202 2007 1 4 54104 -0.0713 0.3640 0.04153 2007 1 5 54105 -0.0717 0.3660 0.04091 2007 1 6 54106 -0.0721 0.3680 0.04010 2007 1 7 54107 -0.0725 0.3699 0.03911 2007 1 8 54108 -0.0728 0.3719 0.03797 2007 1 9 54109 -0.0730 0.3739 0.03673 2007 1 10 54110 -0.0733 0.3759 0.03548 2007 1 11 54111 -0.0734 0.3779 0.03427 2007 1 12 54112 -0.0736 0.3799 0.03315 2007 1 13 54113 -0.0737 0.3819 0.03219 2007 1 14 54114 -0.0737 0.3839 0.03139 2007 1 15 54115 -0.0737 0.3859 0.03075 2007 1 16 54116 -0.0737 0.3879 0.03025 2007 1 17 54117 -0.0736 0.3899 0.02982 2007 1 18 54118 -0.0735 0.3919 0.02935 2007 1 19 54119 -0.0734 0.3939 0.02873 2007 1 20 54120 -0.0732 0.3959 0.02787 2007 1 21 54121 -0.0729 0.3979 0.02670 2007 1 22 54122 -0.0726 0.3999 0.02524 2007 1 23 54123 -0.0723 0.4019 0.02359 2007 1 24 54124 -0.0719 0.4039 0.02190 2007 1 25 54125 -0.0715 0.4059 0.02033 2007 1 26 54126 -0.0711 0.4079 0.01898 2007 1 27 54127 -0.0706 0.4099 0.01792 2007 1 28 54128 -0.0700 0.4119 0.01713 2007 1 29 54129 -0.0695 0.4138 0.01654 2007 1 30 54130 -0.0689 0.4158 0.01604 2007 1 31 54131 -0.0682 0.4178 0.01552 2007 2 1 54132 -0.0675 0.4197 0.01487 2007 2 2 54133 -0.0667 0.4216 0.01405 2007 2 3 54134 -0.0659 0.4236 0.01303 2007 2 4 54135 -0.0651 0.4255 0.01184 2007 2 5 54136 -0.0642 0.4274 0.01052 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0632 0.4293 0.00914 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0623 0.4312 0.00777 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0613 0.4331 0.00648 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0602 0.4350 0.00531 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0591 0.4369 0.00430 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0580 0.4387 0.00344 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0568 0.4406 0.00271 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0556 0.4424 0.00207 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0543 0.4442 0.00141 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0530 0.4460 0.00064 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0517 0.4478 -0.00037 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0503 0.4495 -0.00170 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0489 0.4513 -0.00338 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0475 0.4530 -0.00533 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0460 0.4547 -0.00743 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0445 0.4564 -0.00947 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0429 0.4581 -0.01131 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0413 0.4597 -0.01284 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0397 0.4614 -0.01407 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0380 0.4630 -0.01506 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0363 0.4646 -0.01593 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0346 0.4662 -0.01679 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0328 0.4677 -0.01775 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0310 0.4692 -0.01886 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0291 0.4707 -0.02015 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0273 0.4722 -0.02161 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0254 0.4737 -0.02320 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0234 0.4751 -0.02487 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0214 0.4765 -0.02654 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0195 0.4779 -0.02815 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0174 0.4792 -0.02963 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0154 0.4805 -0.03096 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0133 0.4818 -0.03212 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0112 0.4831 -0.03313 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0090 0.4843 -0.03404 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0069 0.4855 -0.03490 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0047 0.4867 -0.03582 2007 3 15 54174 -0.0025 0.4878 -0.03692 2007 3 16 54175 -0.0002 0.4890 -0.03827 2007 3 17 54176 0.0020 0.4900 -0.03996 2007 3 18 54177 0.0043 0.4911 -0.04199 2007 3 19 54178 0.0066 0.4921 -0.04423 2007 3 20 54179 0.0090 0.4931 -0.04651 2007 3 21 54180 0.0113 0.4940 -0.04863 2007 3 22 54181 0.0137 0.4949 -0.05046 2007 3 23 54182 0.0161 0.4958 -0.05194 2007 3 24 54183 0.0185 0.4967 -0.05313 2007 3 25 54184 0.0209 0.4975 -0.05413 2007 3 26 54185 0.0234 0.4982 -0.05508 2007 3 27 54186 0.0258 0.4990 -0.05610 2007 3 28 54187 0.0283 0.4997 -0.05725 2007 3 29 54188 0.0308 0.5003 -0.05859 2007 3 30 54189 0.0333 0.5010 -0.06009 2007 3 31 54190 0.0358 0.5016 -0.06174 2007 4 1 54191 0.0384 0.5021 -0.06347 2007 4 2 54192 0.0409 0.5026 -0.06523 2007 4 3 54193 0.0435 0.5031 -0.06694 2007 4 4 54194 0.0460 0.5035 -0.06853 2007 4 5 54195 0.0486 0.5039 -0.06997 2007 4 6 54196 0.0512 0.5043 -0.07124 2007 4 7 54197 0.0538 0.5046 -0.07233 2007 4 8 54198 0.0564 0.5049 -0.07330 2007 4 9 54199 0.0590 0.5051 -0.07419 2007 4 10 54200 0.0616 0.5053 -0.07509 2007 4 11 54201 0.0642 0.5054 -0.07610 2007 4 12 54202 0.0668 0.5055 -0.07732 2007 4 13 54203 0.0695 0.5056 -0.07884 2007 4 14 54204 0.0721 0.5056 -0.08068 2007 4 15 54205 0.0747 0.5056 -0.08278 2007 4 16 54206 0.0773 0.5056 -0.08501 2007 4 17 54207 0.0800 0.5055 -0.08717 2007 4 18 54208 0.0826 0.5053 -0.08910 2007 4 19 54209 0.0852 0.5052 -0.09067 2007 4 20 54210 0.0879 0.5049 -0.09190 2007 4 21 54211 0.0905 0.5047 -0.09288 2007 4 22 54212 0.0931 0.5044 -0.09373 2007 4 23 54213 0.0957 0.5040 -0.09459 2007 4 24 54214 0.0983 0.5036 -0.09557 2007 4 25 54215 0.1009 0.5032 -0.09670 2007 4 26 54216 0.1035 0.5027 -0.09799 2007 4 27 54217 0.1061 0.5022 -0.09941 2007 4 28 54218 0.1087 0.5016 -0.10090 2007 4 29 54219 0.1113 0.5010 -0.10241 2007 4 30 54220 0.1138 0.5004 -0.10387 2007 5 1 54221 0.1164 0.4997 -0.10521 2007 5 2 54222 0.1189 0.4990 -0.10640 2007 5 3 54223 0.1215 0.4982 -0.10740 2007 5 4 54224 0.1240 0.4974 -0.10822 2007 5 5 54225 0.1265 0.4965 -0.10888 2007 5 6 54226 0.1290 0.4956 -0.10944 2007 5 7 54227 0.1315 0.4947 -0.10997 2007 5 8 54228 0.1340 0.4937 -0.11057 2007 5 9 54229 0.1364 0.4927 -0.11133 2007 5 10 54230 0.1389 0.4916 -0.11232 2007 5 11 54231 0.1413 0.4905 -0.11359 2007 5 12 54232 0.1437 0.4894 -0.11512 2007 5 13 54233 0.1461 0.4882 -0.11680 2007 5 14 54234 0.1485 0.4869 -0.11850 2007 5 15 54235 0.1508 0.4857 -0.12004 2007 5 16 54236 0.1531 0.4844 -0.12129 2007 5 17 54237 0.1555 0.4830 -0.12219 2007 5 18 54238 0.1577 0.4817 -0.12279 2007 5 19 54239 0.1600 0.4802 -0.12320 2007 5 20 54240 0.1623 0.4788 -0.12358 2007 5 21 54241 0.1645 0.4773 -0.12405 2007 5 22 54242 0.1667 0.4757 -0.12466 2007 5 23 54243 0.1689 0.4742 -0.12545 2007 5 24 54244 0.1711 0.4726 -0.12638 2007 5 25 54245 0.1732 0.4709 -0.12741 2007 5 26 54246 0.1753 0.4692 -0.12847 2007 5 27 54247 0.1774 0.4675 -0.12952 2007 5 28 54248 0.1795 0.4658 -0.13050 2007 5 29 54249 0.1815 0.4640 -0.13136 2007 5 30 54250 0.1835 0.4622 -0.13208 2007 5 31 54251 0.1855 0.4603 -0.13266 2007 6 1 54252 0.1875 0.4584 -0.13313 2007 6 2 54253 0.1894 0.4565 -0.13354 2007 6 3 54254 0.1913 0.4545 -0.13396 2007 6 4 54255 0.1932 0.4526 -0.13447 2007 6 5 54256 0.1950 0.4505 -0.13514 2007 6 6 54257 0.1968 0.4485 -0.13601 2007 6 7 54258 0.1986 0.4464 -0.13709 2007 6 8 54259 0.2004 0.4443 -0.13833 2007 6 9 54260 0.2022 0.4421 -0.13966 2007 6 10 54261 0.2039 0.4399 -0.14093 2007 6 11 54262 0.2057 0.4377 -0.14200 2007 6 12 54263 0.2074 0.4355 -0.14275 2007 6 13 54264 0.2090 0.4332 -0.14312 2007 6 14 54265 0.2107 0.4309 -0.14313 2007 6 15 54266 0.2123 0.4286 -0.14291 2007 6 16 54267 0.2138 0.4262 -0.14260 2007 6 17 54268 0.2154 0.4238 -0.14236 2007 6 18 54269 0.2169 0.4214 -0.14231 2007 6 19 54270 0.2184 0.4190 -0.14248 2007 6 20 54271 0.2198 0.4166 -0.14285 2007 6 21 54272 0.2212 0.4141 -0.14335 2007 6 22 54273 0.2226 0.4116 -0.14391 2007 6 23 54274 0.2239 0.4091 -0.14447 2007 6 24 54275 0.2252 0.4065 -0.14496 2007 6 25 54276 0.2265 0.4040 -0.14533 2007 6 26 54277 0.2277 0.4014 -0.14557 2007 6 27 54278 0.2289 0.3988 -0.14566 2007 6 28 54279 0.2301 0.3962 -0.14561 2007 6 29 54280 0.2312 0.3936 -0.14545 2007 6 30 54281 0.2323 0.3910 -0.14522 2007 7 1 54282 0.2333 0.3883 -0.14499 2007 7 2 54283 0.2343 0.3857 -0.14484 2007 7 3 54284 0.2353 0.3830 -0.14484 2007 7 4 54285 0.2362 0.3803 -0.14506 2007 7 5 54286 0.2371 0.3776 -0.14550 2007 7 6 54287 0.2380 0.3749 -0.14612 2007 7 7 54288 0.2388 0.3721 -0.14681 2007 7 8 54289 0.2396 0.3694 -0.14746 2007 7 9 54290 0.2404 0.3666 -0.14791 2007 7 10 54291 0.2411 0.3639 -0.14811 2007 7 11 54292 0.2417 0.3611 -0.14792 2007 7 12 54293 0.2424 0.3583 -0.14745 2007 7 13 54294 0.2430 0.3555 -0.14690 2007 7 14 54295 0.2435 0.3528 -0.14638 2007 7 15 54296 0.2440 0.3500 -0.14594 2007 7 16 54297 0.2445 0.3472 -0.14559 2007 7 17 54298 0.2449 0.3444 -0.14534 2007 7 18 54299 0.2453 0.3416 -0.14523 2007 7 19 54300 0.2457 0.3388 -0.14518 2007 7 20 54301 0.2460 0.3359 -0.14509 2007 7 21 54302 0.2463 0.3331 -0.14490 2007 7 22 54303 0.2465 0.3303 -0.14461 2007 7 23 54304 0.2467 0.3275 -0.14416 2007 7 24 54305 0.2468 0.3247 -0.14352 2007 7 25 54306 0.2469 0.3219 -0.14267 2007 7 26 54307 0.2470 0.3191 -0.14164 2007 7 27 54308 0.2470 0.3163 -0.14051 2007 7 28 54309 0.2470 0.3135 -0.13942 2007 7 29 54310 0.2470 0.3107 -0.13846 2007 7 30 54311 0.2469 0.3079 -0.13770 2007 7 31 54312 0.2467 0.3051 -0.13725 2007 8 1 54313 0.2465 0.3023 -0.13713 2007 8 2 54314 0.2463 0.2996 -0.13730 2007 8 3 54315 0.2460 0.2968 -0.13754 2007 8 4 54316 0.2457 0.2940 -0.13769 2007 8 5 54317 0.2454 0.2913 -0.13772 2007 8 6 54318 0.2450 0.2885 -0.13751 2007 8 7 54319 0.2446 0.2858 -0.13703 2007 8 8 54320 0.2441 0.2831 -0.13634 2007 8 9 54321 0.2436 0.2804 -0.13559 2007 8 10 54322 0.2430 0.2777 -0.13486 2007 8 11 54323 0.2424 0.2750 -0.13431 2007 8 12 54324 0.2417 0.2723 -0.13396 2007 8 13 54325 0.2411 0.2697 -0.13384 2007 8 14 54326 0.2403 0.2670 -0.13384 2007 8 15 54327 0.2395 0.2644 -0.13392 2007 8 16 54328 0.2387 0.2618 -0.13406 2007 8 17 54329 0.2379 0.2592 -0.13415 2007 8 18 54330 0.2370 0.2566 -0.13407 2007 8 19 54331 0.2360 0.2541 -0.13383 2007 8 20 54332 0.2350 0.2516 -0.13341 2007 8 21 54333 0.2340 0.2490 -0.13277 2007 8 22 54334 0.2329 0.2465 -0.13197 2007 8 23 54335 0.2318 0.2440 -0.13107 2007 8 24 54336 0.2306 0.2416 -0.13013 2007 8 25 54337 0.2294 0.2391 -0.12919 2007 8 26 54338 0.2282 0.2367 -0.12847 2007 8 27 54339 0.2269 0.2343 -0.12804 2007 8 28 54340 0.2256 0.2320 -0.12794 2007 8 29 54341 0.2242 0.2296 -0.12813 2007 8 30 54342 0.2228 0.2273 -0.12849 2007 8 31 54343 0.2213 0.2250 -0.12886 2007 9 1 54344 0.2198 0.2227 -0.12916 2007 9 2 54345 0.2183 0.2204 -0.12931 2007 9 3 54346 0.2167 0.2182 -0.12926 2007 9 4 54347 0.2150 0.2160 -0.12901 2007 9 5 54348 0.2134 0.2138 -0.12871 2007 9 6 54349 0.2117 0.2117 -0.12846 2007 9 7 54350 0.2099 0.2096 -0.12834 2007 9 8 54351 0.2081 0.2075 -0.12840 2007 9 9 54352 0.2063 0.2054 -0.12865 2007 9 10 54353 0.2044 0.2034 -0.12915 2007 9 11 54354 0.2025 0.2014 -0.12973 2007 9 12 54355 0.2005 0.1994 -0.13035 2007 9 13 54356 0.1985 0.1975 -0.13094 2007 9 14 54357 0.1965 0.1956 -0.13140 2007 9 15 54358 0.1944 0.1937 -0.13172 2007 9 16 54359 0.1923 0.1919 -0.13187 2007 9 17 54360 0.1901 0.1900 -0.13186 2007 9 18 54361 0.1879 0.1883 -0.13175 2007 9 19 54362 0.1857 0.1865 -0.13161 2007 9 20 54363 0.1834 0.1848 -0.13146 2007 9 21 54364 0.1811 0.1831 -0.13133 2007 9 22 54365 0.1787 0.1815 -0.13133 2007 9 23 54366 0.1764 0.1799 -0.13153 2007 9 24 54367 0.1739 0.1783 -0.13201 2007 9 25 54368 0.1715 0.1768 -0.13287 2007 9 26 54369 0.1690 0.1753 -0.13407 2007 9 27 54370 0.1664 0.1738 -0.13546 2007 9 28 54371 0.1639 0.1724 -0.13679 2007 9 29 54372 0.1613 0.1710 -0.13792 2007 9 30 54373 0.1586 0.1696 -0.13875 2007 10 1 54374 0.1559 0.1683 -0.13925 2007 10 2 54375 0.1532 0.1670 -0.13954 2007 10 3 54376 0.1505 0.1658 -0.13975 2007 10 4 54377 0.1477 0.1646 -0.14005 2007 10 5 54378 0.1449 0.1634 -0.14049 2007 10 6 54379 0.1421 0.1623 -0.14114 2007 10 7 54380 0.1392 0.1612 -0.14193 2007 10 8 54381 0.1363 0.1602 -0.14284 2007 10 9 54382 0.1334 0.1592 -0.14386 2007 10 10 54383 0.1304 0.1582 -0.14487 2007 10 11 54384 0.1274 0.1573 -0.14585 2007 10 12 54385 0.1244 0.1564 -0.14677 2007 10 13 54386 0.1213 0.1556 -0.14757 2007 10 14 54387 0.1183 0.1548 -0.14821 2007 10 15 54388 0.1152 0.1540 -0.14859 2007 10 16 54389 0.1120 0.1533 -0.14877 2007 10 17 54390 0.1089 0.1526 -0.14880 2007 10 18 54391 0.1057 0.1520 -0.14879 2007 10 19 54392 0.1025 0.1514 -0.14883 2007 10 20 54393 0.0993 0.1509 -0.14899 2007 10 21 54394 0.0960 0.1504 -0.14937 2007 10 22 54395 0.0928 0.1500 -0.15008 2007 10 23 54396 0.0895 0.1496 -0.15099 2007 10 24 54397 0.0862 0.1492 -0.15208 2007 10 25 54398 0.0828 0.1489 -0.15326 2007 10 26 54399 0.0795 0.1486 -0.15434 2007 10 27 54400 0.0761 0.1484 -0.15510 2007 10 28 54401 0.0728 0.1482 -0.15553 2007 10 29 54402 0.0694 0.1481 -0.15571 2007 10 30 54403 0.0660 0.1480 -0.15574 2007 10 31 54404 0.0625 0.1479 -0.15581 2007 11 1 54405 0.0591 0.1479 -0.15598 2007 11 2 54406 0.0556 0.1480 -0.15633 2007 11 3 54407 0.0522 0.1481 -0.15684 2007 11 4 54408 0.0487 0.1482 -0.15745 2007 11 5 54409 0.0452 0.1484 -0.15811 2007 11 6 54410 0.0417 0.1486 -0.15882 2007 11 7 54411 0.0382 0.1489 -0.15954 2007 11 8 54412 0.0347 0.1492 -0.16018 2007 11 9 54413 0.0312 0.1496 -0.16071 2007 11 10 54414 0.0277 0.1500 -0.16106 2007 11 11 54415 0.0242 0.1505 -0.16123 2007 11 12 54416 0.0206 0.1510 -0.16137 2007 11 13 54417 0.0171 0.1515 -0.16143 2007 11 14 54418 0.0136 0.1521 -0.16151 2007 11 15 54419 0.0101 0.1528 -0.16167 2007 11 16 54420 0.0065 0.1535 -0.16198 2007 11 17 54421 0.0030 0.1542 -0.16252 2007 11 18 54422 -0.0005 0.1550 -0.16332 2007 11 19 54423 -0.0040 0.1558 -0.16437 2007 11 20 54424 -0.0075 0.1567 -0.16562 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0111 0.1577 -0.16689 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0146 0.1586 -0.16810 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0180 0.1597 -0.16910 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0215 0.1607 -0.16979 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0250 0.1619 -0.17016 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0285 0.1630 -0.17026 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0319 0.1642 -0.17029 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0353 0.1655 -0.17036 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0388 0.1668 -0.17052 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0422 0.1681 -0.17079 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) 54050 -60.98 .74 -3.83 .34 54051 -60.65 .74 -3.57 .34 54052 -60.53 .74 -3.23 .34 54053 -60.48 .74 -2.98 .34 54054 -60.42 .74 -2.84 .19 54055 -60.37 .74 -2.71 .19 54056 -60.38 .74 -2.56 .19 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54050 0.143 0.294 0.033 0.340 54051 0.158 0.294 0.045 0.340 54052 0.156 0.294 0.060 0.340 54053 0.141 0.294 0.078 0.340 54054 0.123 0.294 0.082 0.190 54055 0.113 0.294 0.077 0.190 54056 0.104 0.294 0.078 0.190 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