********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 7 December 2006 Vol. XIX No. 049 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 12 1 54070 -.03814 .00004 .30385 .00004 .071804 .000011 6 12 2 54071 -.03848 .00003 .30490 .00004 .070132 .000011 6 12 3 54072 -.03856 .00003 .30642 .00004 .068751 .000011 6 12 4 54073 -.03863 .00002 .30828 .00003 .067671 .000010 6 12 5 54074 -.03876 .00002 .31009 .00003 .066792 .000010 6 12 6 54075 -.03921 .00002 .31195 .00003 .066066 .000010 6 12 7 54076 -.04011 .00002 .31392 .00002 .065381 .000006 IERS Final Values MJD x y UT1-UTC " " s 6 10 2 54010 .0304 .2526 .14600 6 10 3 54011 .0284 .2527 .14488 6 10 4 54012 .0270 .2531 .14340 6 10 5 54013 .0261 .2536 .14156 6 10 6 54014 .0253 .2540 .13943 6 10 7 54015 .0244 .2544 .13720 6 10 8 54016 .0236 .2550 .13501 6 10 9 54017 .0223 .2559 .13312 6 10 10 54018 .0205 .2569 .13158 6 10 11 54019 .0183 .2576 .13035 6 10 12 54020 .0157 .2579 .12932 6 10 13 54021 .0131 .2577 .12840 6 10 14 54022 .0113 .2574 .12758 6 10 15 54023 .0099 .2577 .12670 6 10 16 54024 .0085 .2586 .12569 6 10 17 54025 .0073 .2595 .12451 6 10 18 54026 .0062 .2603 .12320 6 10 19 54027 .0053 .2612 .12179 6 10 20 54028 .0042 .2620 .12031 6 10 21 54029 .0035 .2628 .11883 6 10 22 54030 .0030 .2638 .11737 6 10 23 54031 .0022 .2648 .11602 6 10 24 54032 .0010 .2660 .11480 6 10 25 54033 -.0005 .2670 .11375 6 10 26 54034 -.0018 .2677 .11285 6 10 27 54035 -.0024 .2683 .11207 6 10 28 54036 -.0029 .2688 .11132 6 10 29 54037 -.0031 .2694 .11049 6 10 30 54038 -.0033 .2704 .10951 6 10 31 54039 -.0038 .2715 .10828 6 11 1 54040 -.0041 .2726 .10674 6 11 2 54041 -.0043 .2739 .10491 6 11 3 54042 -.0046 .2750 .10290 6 11 4 54043 -.0051 .2758 .10091 6 11 5 54044 -.0058 .2766 .09914 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0731 + .0064 cos A - .1183 sin A - .1215 cos C + .0720 sin C y = .3423 - .1005 cos A - .0048 sin A + .0720 cos C + .1215 sin C UT1-UTC = .0420 - .00085 (MJD - 54081) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54076)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54076)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54077) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54076)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54076)**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 8 54077 -0.0412 0.3158 0.06459 2006 12 9 54078 -0.0424 0.3177 0.06360 2006 12 10 54079 -0.0435 0.3195 0.06245 2006 12 11 54080 -0.0446 0.3212 0.06121 2006 12 12 54081 -0.0458 0.3230 0.05987 2006 12 13 54082 -0.0469 0.3247 0.05846 2006 12 14 54083 -0.0480 0.3264 0.05700 2006 12 15 54084 -0.0491 0.3281 0.05561 2006 12 16 54085 -0.0502 0.3298 0.05436 2006 12 17 54086 -0.0512 0.3315 0.05331 2006 12 18 54087 -0.0522 0.3332 0.05246 2006 12 19 54088 -0.0532 0.3349 0.05181 2006 12 20 54089 -0.0541 0.3366 0.05130 2006 12 21 54090 -0.0550 0.3383 0.05087 2006 12 22 54091 -0.0559 0.3400 0.05039 2006 12 23 54092 -0.0568 0.3417 0.04977 2006 12 24 54093 -0.0576 0.3434 0.04891 2006 12 25 54094 -0.0584 0.3452 0.04781 2006 12 26 54095 -0.0592 0.3470 0.04648 2006 12 27 54096 -0.0599 0.3487 0.04502 2006 12 28 54097 -0.0606 0.3505 0.04354 2006 12 29 54098 -0.0612 0.3523 0.04218 2006 12 30 54099 -0.0619 0.3541 0.04106 2006 12 31 54100 -0.0625 0.3559 0.04022 2007 1 1 54101 -0.0630 0.3577 0.03963 2007 1 2 54102 -0.0636 0.3596 0.03924 2007 1 3 54103 -0.0640 0.3614 0.03893 2007 1 4 54104 -0.0645 0.3633 0.03857 2007 1 5 54105 -0.0649 0.3651 0.03807 2007 1 6 54106 -0.0653 0.3670 0.03738 2007 1 7 54107 -0.0656 0.3689 0.03650 2007 1 8 54108 -0.0660 0.3707 0.03547 2007 1 9 54109 -0.0662 0.3726 0.03435 2007 1 10 54110 -0.0665 0.3745 0.03321 2007 1 11 54111 -0.0667 0.3764 0.03209 2007 1 12 54112 -0.0668 0.3783 0.03105 2007 1 13 54113 -0.0669 0.3802 0.03013 2007 1 14 54114 -0.0670 0.3822 0.02936 2007 1 15 54115 -0.0671 0.3841 0.02873 2007 1 16 54116 -0.0671 0.3860 0.02824 2007 1 17 54117 -0.0670 0.3879 0.02780 2007 1 18 54118 -0.0670 0.3898 0.02733 2007 1 19 54119 -0.0668 0.3918 0.02670 2007 1 20 54120 -0.0667 0.3937 0.02583 2007 1 21 54121 -0.0665 0.3956 0.02465 2007 1 22 54122 -0.0663 0.3975 0.02318 2007 1 23 54123 -0.0660 0.3995 0.02153 2007 1 24 54124 -0.0657 0.4014 0.01983 2007 1 25 54125 -0.0653 0.4033 0.01825 2007 1 26 54126 -0.0649 0.4052 0.01690 2007 1 27 54127 -0.0645 0.4071 0.01583 2007 1 28 54128 -0.0640 0.4090 0.01504 2007 1 29 54129 -0.0635 0.4109 0.01445 2007 1 30 54130 -0.0629 0.4128 0.01395 2007 1 31 54131 -0.0624 0.4147 0.01343 2007 2 1 54132 -0.0617 0.4166 0.01279 2007 2 2 54133 -0.0610 0.4185 0.01198 2007 2 3 54134 -0.0603 0.4204 0.01098 2007 2 4 54135 -0.0596 0.4223 0.00980 2007 2 5 54136 -0.0588 0.4241 0.00850 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0579 0.4260 0.00714 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0570 0.4278 0.00580 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0561 0.4297 0.00453 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0552 0.4315 0.00338 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0542 0.4333 0.00239 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0531 0.4351 0.00155 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0520 0.4369 0.00086 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0509 0.4387 0.00025 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0498 0.4404 -0.00036 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0486 0.4422 -0.00109 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0473 0.4439 -0.00205 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0461 0.4456 -0.00334 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0448 0.4474 -0.00497 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0434 0.4490 -0.00686 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0420 0.4507 -0.00888 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0406 0.4524 -0.01085 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0392 0.4540 -0.01260 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0377 0.4556 -0.01405 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0361 0.4572 -0.01520 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0346 0.4588 -0.01613 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0330 0.4603 -0.01693 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0313 0.4619 -0.01773 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0297 0.4634 -0.01863 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0280 0.4649 -0.01971 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0262 0.4664 -0.02099 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0245 0.4678 -0.02246 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0227 0.4692 -0.02409 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0209 0.4706 -0.02581 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0190 0.4720 -0.02754 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0171 0.4733 -0.02921 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0152 0.4747 -0.03076 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0132 0.4760 -0.03216 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0113 0.4772 -0.03339 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0093 0.4785 -0.03446 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0072 0.4797 -0.03542 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0052 0.4809 -0.03632 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0031 0.4820 -0.03728 2007 3 15 54174 -0.0010 0.4832 -0.03840 2007 3 16 54175 0.0012 0.4842 -0.03980 2007 3 17 54176 0.0033 0.4853 -0.04154 2007 3 18 54177 0.0055 0.4863 -0.04360 2007 3 19 54178 0.0077 0.4873 -0.04588 2007 3 20 54179 0.0099 0.4883 -0.04818 2007 3 21 54180 0.0122 0.4893 -0.05033 2007 3 22 54181 0.0145 0.4902 -0.05218 2007 3 23 54182 0.0168 0.4910 -0.05366 2007 3 24 54183 0.0191 0.4919 -0.05484 2007 3 25 54184 0.0214 0.4927 -0.05583 2007 3 26 54185 0.0238 0.4934 -0.05677 2007 3 27 54186 0.0261 0.4942 -0.05778 2007 3 28 54187 0.0285 0.4949 -0.05893 2007 3 29 54188 0.0309 0.4955 -0.06025 2007 3 30 54189 0.0333 0.4962 -0.06174 2007 3 31 54190 0.0357 0.4968 -0.06337 2007 4 1 54191 0.0382 0.4973 -0.06510 2007 4 2 54192 0.0406 0.4978 -0.06684 2007 4 3 54193 0.0431 0.4983 -0.06854 2007 4 4 54194 0.0456 0.4988 -0.07012 2007 4 5 54195 0.0481 0.4992 -0.07155 2007 4 6 54196 0.0506 0.4995 -0.07281 2007 4 7 54197 0.0531 0.4998 -0.07389 2007 4 8 54198 0.0556 0.5001 -0.07485 2007 4 9 54199 0.0581 0.5004 -0.07573 2007 4 10 54200 0.0606 0.5006 -0.07663 2007 4 11 54201 0.0632 0.5008 -0.07764 2007 4 12 54202 0.0657 0.5009 -0.07886 2007 4 13 54203 0.0683 0.5010 -0.08038 2007 4 14 54204 0.0708 0.5010 -0.08223 2007 4 15 54205 0.0734 0.5010 -0.08434 2007 4 16 54206 0.0759 0.5010 -0.08658 2007 4 17 54207 0.0785 0.5009 -0.08875 2007 4 18 54208 0.0811 0.5008 -0.09069 2007 4 19 54209 0.0836 0.5007 -0.09229 2007 4 20 54210 0.0862 0.5005 -0.09355 2007 4 21 54211 0.0887 0.5002 -0.09454 2007 4 22 54212 0.0913 0.5000 -0.09542 2007 4 23 54213 0.0938 0.4996 -0.09631 2007 4 24 54214 0.0964 0.4993 -0.09732 2007 4 25 54215 0.0989 0.4989 -0.09848 2007 4 26 54216 0.1015 0.4984 -0.09980 2007 4 27 54217 0.1040 0.4979 -0.10124 2007 4 28 54218 0.1065 0.4974 -0.10277 2007 4 29 54219 0.1090 0.4968 -0.10431 2007 4 30 54220 0.1116 0.4962 -0.10580 2007 5 1 54221 0.1141 0.4956 -0.10718 2007 5 2 54222 0.1166 0.4949 -0.10840 2007 5 3 54223 0.1190 0.4942 -0.10943 2007 5 4 54224 0.1215 0.4934 -0.11028 2007 5 5 54225 0.1240 0.4926 -0.11096 2007 5 6 54226 0.1264 0.4917 -0.11155 2007 5 7 54227 0.1289 0.4908 -0.11211 2007 5 8 54228 0.1313 0.4899 -0.11274 2007 5 9 54229 0.1337 0.4889 -0.11353 2007 5 10 54230 0.1361 0.4879 -0.11455 2007 5 11 54231 0.1385 0.4868 -0.11584 2007 5 12 54232 0.1408 0.4857 -0.11739 2007 5 13 54233 0.1432 0.4846 -0.11911 2007 5 14 54234 0.1455 0.4834 -0.12083 2007 5 15 54235 0.1478 0.4822 -0.12241 2007 5 16 54236 0.1501 0.4809 -0.12368 2007 5 17 54237 0.1524 0.4797 -0.12462 2007 5 18 54238 0.1546 0.4783 -0.12525 2007 5 19 54239 0.1569 0.4770 -0.12570 2007 5 20 54240 0.1591 0.4755 -0.12610 2007 5 21 54241 0.1613 0.4741 -0.12659 2007 5 22 54242 0.1635 0.4726 -0.12722 2007 5 23 54243 0.1656 0.4711 -0.12802 2007 5 24 54244 0.1677 0.4696 -0.12894 2007 5 25 54245 0.1698 0.4680 -0.12995 2007 5 26 54246 0.1719 0.4663 -0.13097 2007 5 27 54247 0.1740 0.4647 -0.13195 2007 5 28 54248 0.1760 0.4630 -0.13283 2007 5 29 54249 0.1780 0.4613 -0.13355 2007 5 30 54250 0.1800 0.4595 -0.13410 2007 5 31 54251 0.1820 0.4577 -0.13445 2007 6 1 54252 0.1839 0.4559 -0.13465 2007 6 2 54253 0.1858 0.4540 -0.13475 2007 6 3 54254 0.1877 0.4521 -0.13483 2007 6 4 54255 0.1895 0.4502 -0.13498 2007 6 5 54256 0.1913 0.4482 -0.13530 2007 6 6 54257 0.1931 0.4462 -0.13586 2007 6 7 54258 0.1949 0.4442 -0.13672 2007 6 8 54259 0.1966 0.4422 -0.13786 2007 6 9 54260 0.1983 0.4401 -0.13923 2007 6 10 54261 0.2000 0.4380 -0.14069 2007 6 11 54262 0.2016 0.4359 -0.14210 2007 6 12 54263 0.2032 0.4337 -0.14331 2007 6 13 54264 0.2048 0.4315 -0.14422 2007 6 14 54265 0.2063 0.4293 -0.14481 2007 6 15 54266 0.2079 0.4271 -0.14513 2007 6 16 54267 0.2094 0.4248 -0.14531 2007 6 17 54268 0.2109 0.4225 -0.14545 2007 6 18 54269 0.2124 0.4202 -0.14565 2007 6 19 54270 0.2139 0.4178 -0.14595 2007 6 20 54271 0.2153 0.4154 -0.14631 2007 6 21 54272 0.2167 0.4130 -0.14670 2007 6 22 54273 0.2181 0.4106 -0.14706 2007 6 23 54274 0.2194 0.4082 -0.14735 2007 6 24 54275 0.2207 0.4057 -0.14754 2007 6 25 54276 0.2219 0.4032 -0.14759 2007 6 26 54277 0.2231 0.4007 -0.14750 2007 6 27 54278 0.2243 0.3982 -0.14727 2007 6 28 54279 0.2254 0.3957 -0.14690 2007 6 29 54280 0.2266 0.3931 -0.14645 2007 6 30 54281 0.2276 0.3906 -0.14596 2007 7 1 54282 0.2287 0.3880 -0.14554 2007 7 2 54283 0.2297 0.3854 -0.14528 2007 7 3 54284 0.2306 0.3828 -0.14524 2007 7 4 54285 0.2315 0.3801 -0.14546 2007 7 5 54286 0.2324 0.3775 -0.14592 2007 7 6 54287 0.2333 0.3749 -0.14656 2007 7 7 54288 0.2341 0.3722 -0.14729 2007 7 8 54289 0.2349 0.3695 -0.14800 2007 7 9 54290 0.2356 0.3669 -0.14857 2007 7 10 54291 0.2363 0.3642 -0.14892 2007 7 11 54292 0.2369 0.3615 -0.14905 2007 7 12 54293 0.2376 0.3588 -0.14896 2007 7 13 54294 0.2381 0.3561 -0.14876 2007 7 14 54295 0.2387 0.3533 -0.14854 2007 7 15 54296 0.2392 0.3506 -0.14841 2007 7 16 54297 0.2396 0.3479 -0.14840 2007 7 17 54298 0.2401 0.3452 -0.14851 2007 7 18 54299 0.2405 0.3424 -0.14875 2007 7 19 54300 0.2408 0.3397 -0.14904 2007 7 20 54301 0.2411 0.3369 -0.14937 2007 7 21 54302 0.2414 0.3342 -0.14961 2007 7 22 54303 0.2416 0.3315 -0.14979 2007 7 23 54304 0.2418 0.3287 -0.14978 2007 7 24 54305 0.2419 0.3260 -0.14963 2007 7 25 54306 0.2420 0.3232 -0.14921 2007 7 26 54307 0.2421 0.3205 -0.14859 2007 7 27 54308 0.2421 0.3177 -0.14794 2007 7 28 54309 0.2421 0.3150 -0.14732 2007 7 29 54310 0.2420 0.3123 -0.14678 2007 7 30 54311 0.2419 0.3096 -0.14635 2007 7 31 54312 0.2418 0.3068 -0.14612 2007 8 1 54313 0.2416 0.3041 -0.14616 2007 8 2 54314 0.2414 0.3014 -0.14641 2007 8 3 54315 0.2411 0.2987 -0.14672 2007 8 4 54316 0.2408 0.2960 -0.14695 2007 8 5 54317 0.2405 0.2933 -0.14703 2007 8 6 54318 0.2401 0.2907 -0.14684 2007 8 7 54319 0.2397 0.2880 -0.14637 2007 8 8 54320 0.2392 0.2853 -0.14563 2007 8 9 54321 0.2387 0.2827 -0.14471 2007 8 10 54322 0.2381 0.2801 -0.14376 2007 8 11 54323 0.2375 0.2775 -0.14294 2007 8 12 54324 0.2369 0.2748 -0.14233 2007 8 13 54325 0.2362 0.2723 -0.14191 2007 8 14 54326 0.2355 0.2697 -0.14171 2007 8 15 54327 0.2347 0.2671 -0.14167 2007 8 16 54328 0.2339 0.2646 -0.14175 2007 8 17 54329 0.2331 0.2620 -0.14177 2007 8 18 54330 0.2322 0.2595 -0.14164 2007 8 19 54331 0.2313 0.2570 -0.14142 2007 8 20 54332 0.2303 0.2545 -0.14106 2007 8 21 54333 0.2293 0.2521 -0.14055 2007 8 22 54334 0.2283 0.2496 -0.13993 2007 8 23 54335 0.2272 0.2472 -0.13929 2007 8 24 54336 0.2261 0.2448 -0.13868 2007 8 25 54337 0.2249 0.2424 -0.13822 2007 8 26 54338 0.2237 0.2400 -0.13798 2007 8 27 54339 0.2224 0.2377 -0.13802 2007 8 28 54340 0.2211 0.2354 -0.13833 2007 8 29 54341 0.2198 0.2331 -0.13888 2007 8 30 54342 0.2184 0.2308 -0.13962 2007 8 31 54343 0.2170 0.2286 -0.14037 2007 9 1 54344 0.2156 0.2263 -0.14091 2007 9 2 54345 0.2141 0.2241 -0.14117 2007 9 3 54346 0.2125 0.2220 -0.14110 2007 9 4 54347 0.2109 0.2198 -0.14073 2007 9 5 54348 0.2093 0.2177 -0.14016 2007 9 6 54349 0.2077 0.2156 -0.13956 2007 9 7 54350 0.2060 0.2135 -0.13901 2007 9 8 54351 0.2043 0.2115 -0.13853 2007 9 9 54352 0.2025 0.2095 -0.13830 2007 9 10 54353 0.2007 0.2075 -0.13827 2007 9 11 54354 0.1988 0.2055 -0.13841 2007 9 12 54355 0.1969 0.2036 -0.13862 2007 9 13 54356 0.1950 0.2017 -0.13882 2007 9 14 54357 0.1930 0.1998 -0.13895 2007 9 15 54358 0.1910 0.1980 -0.13900 2007 9 16 54359 0.1890 0.1962 -0.13902 2007 9 17 54360 0.1869 0.1944 -0.13897 2007 9 18 54361 0.1848 0.1927 -0.13884 2007 9 19 54362 0.1827 0.1909 -0.13872 2007 9 20 54363 0.1805 0.1893 -0.13864 2007 9 21 54364 0.1783 0.1876 -0.13867 2007 9 22 54365 0.1760 0.1860 -0.13884 2007 9 23 54366 0.1737 0.1844 -0.13924 2007 9 24 54367 0.1714 0.1829 -0.14000 2007 9 25 54368 0.1690 0.1814 -0.14100 2007 9 26 54369 0.1666 0.1799 -0.14223 2007 9 27 54370 0.1642 0.1785 -0.14353 2007 9 28 54371 0.1617 0.1771 -0.14471 2007 9 29 54372 0.1592 0.1757 -0.14566 2007 9 30 54373 0.1567 0.1744 -0.14628 2007 10 1 54374 0.1541 0.1731 -0.14660 2007 10 2 54375 0.1516 0.1718 -0.14674 2007 10 3 54376 0.1489 0.1706 -0.14686 2007 10 4 54377 0.1463 0.1694 -0.14707 2007 10 5 54378 0.1436 0.1683 -0.14738 2007 10 6 54379 0.1409 0.1672 -0.14787 2007 10 7 54380 0.1381 0.1661 -0.14851 2007 10 8 54381 0.1353 0.1651 -0.14927 2007 10 9 54382 0.1325 0.1641 -0.15017 2007 10 10 54383 0.1297 0.1631 -0.15117 2007 10 11 54384 0.1268 0.1622 -0.15220 2007 10 12 54385 0.1240 0.1614 -0.15311 2007 10 13 54386 0.1211 0.1605 -0.15388 2007 10 14 54387 0.1181 0.1598 -0.15450 2007 10 15 54388 0.1151 0.1590 -0.15494 2007 10 16 54389 0.1122 0.1583 -0.15525 2007 10 17 54390 0.1092 0.1576 -0.15552 2007 10 18 54391 0.1061 0.1570 -0.15583 2007 10 19 54392 0.1031 0.1564 -0.15624 2007 10 20 54393 0.1000 0.1559 -0.15685 2007 10 21 54394 0.0969 0.1554 -0.15766 2007 10 22 54395 0.0938 0.1549 -0.15875 2007 10 23 54396 0.0906 0.1545 -0.16012 2007 10 24 54397 0.0875 0.1542 -0.16166 2007 10 25 54398 0.0843 0.1538 -0.16326 2007 10 26 54399 0.0811 0.1535 -0.16475 2007 10 27 54400 0.0779 0.1533 -0.16602 2007 10 28 54401 0.0746 0.1531 -0.16695 2007 10 29 54402 0.0714 0.1530 -0.16752 2007 10 30 54403 0.0681 0.1528 -0.16785 2007 10 31 54404 0.0649 0.1528 -0.16808 2007 11 1 54405 0.0616 0.1528 -0.16838 2007 11 2 54406 0.0583 0.1528 -0.16879 2007 11 3 54407 0.0550 0.1528 -0.16933 2007 11 4 54408 0.0517 0.1530 -0.16996 2007 11 5 54409 0.0483 0.1531 -0.17071 2007 11 6 54410 0.0450 0.1533 -0.17139 2007 11 7 54411 0.0416 0.1536 -0.17201 2007 11 8 54412 0.0383 0.1539 -0.17258 2007 11 9 54413 0.0349 0.1542 -0.17304 2007 11 10 54414 0.0316 0.1546 -0.17327 2007 11 11 54415 0.0282 0.1550 -0.17333 2007 11 12 54416 0.0248 0.1555 -0.17328 2007 11 13 54417 0.0214 0.1560 -0.17315 2007 11 14 54418 0.0181 0.1565 -0.17303 2007 11 15 54419 0.0147 0.1571 -0.17298 2007 11 16 54420 0.0113 0.1578 -0.17307 2007 11 17 54421 0.0079 0.1585 -0.17334 2007 11 18 54422 0.0046 0.1592 -0.17383 2007 11 19 54423 0.0012 0.1600 -0.17454 2007 11 20 54424 -0.0022 0.1608 -0.17548 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0055 0.1617 -0.17657 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0089 0.1626 -0.17763 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0123 0.1636 -0.17853 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0156 0.1646 -0.17912 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0189 0.1657 -0.17942 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0223 0.1668 -0.17962 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0256 0.1679 -0.17974 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0289 0.1691 -0.17999 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0322 0.1703 -0.18041 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0354 0.1716 -0.18102 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0387 0.1729 -0.18181 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0419 0.1743 -0.18269 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0452 0.1757 -0.18358 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0484 0.1772 -0.18440 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0516 0.1787 -0.18506 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0547 0.1802 -0.18555 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0579 0.1818 -0.18587 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) 54057 -60.42 .74 -2.56 .15 54058 -60.52 .12 -2.72 .12 54059 -60.66 .19 -3.00 .11 54060 -60.75 .23 -3.21 .34 54061 -60.67 .23 -3.22 .34 IERS Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dpsi deps (msec. of arc) 54010 -65.0 -5.5 54011 -64.8 -5.3 54012 -64.8 -5.1 54013 -64.9 -4.8 54014 -65.0 -4.6 54015 -65.0 -4.5 54016 -65.0 -4.5 54017 -64.9 -4.6 54018 -65.0 -4.7 54019 -65.0 -4.9 54020 -65.1 -5.1 54021 -65.1 -5.2 54022 -64.9 -5.2 54023 -64.6 -5.0 54024 -64.2 -4.8 54025 -63.7 -4.4 54026 -63.3 -4.0 54027 -63.0 -3.7 54028 -62.9 -3.6 54029 -62.9 -3.6 54030 -63.1 -3.8 54031 -63.3 -4.1 54032 -63.4 -4.4 54033 -63.3 -4.5 54034 -63.1 -4.6 54035 -62.7 -4.7 54036 -62.4 -4.7 54037 -62.1 -4.7 54038 -61.8 -4.6 54039 -61.6 -4.4 54040 -61.5 -4.1 54041 -61.5 -3.8 54042 -61.5 -3.6 54043 -61.5 -3.4 54044 -61.6 -3.5 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54057 0.101 0.294 0.028 0.150 54058 0.093 0.048 0.009 0.120 54059 0.094 0.076 -0.006 0.110 54060 0.114 0.091 -0.009 0.340 54061 0.140 0.091 0.008 0.340 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dX dY (msec. of arc) 54010 0.08 -0.20 54011 0.05 -0.12 54012 -0.00 -0.08 54013 -0.00 -0.05 54014 0.08 -0.06 54015 0.16 0.13 54016 0.11 0.39 54017 0.04 0.37 54018 0.01 0.08 54019 0.13 -0.28 54020 0.16 -0.34 54021 0.06 -0.16 54022 -0.04 -0.07 54023 -0.06 -0.09 54024 0.00 -0.24 54025 0.11 -0.12 54026 0.16 0.04 54027 0.20 0.08 54028 0.19 -0.04 54029 0.18 -0.06 54030 0.12 -0.02 54031 0.09 0.05 54032 0.07 0.00 54033 0.07 -0.04 54034 0.06 -0.18 54035 0.11 -0.32 54036 0.14 -0.33 54037 0.18 -0.31 54038 0.19 -0.21 54039 0.14 -0.05 54040 0.09 0.08 54041 0.11 0.04 54042 0.22 -0.09 54043 0.33 0.04 54044 0.27 0.12 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