********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 14 December 2006 Vol. XIX No. 050 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 8 54077 -.04144 .00003 .31583 .00003 .064512 .000009 6 12 9 54078 -.04251 .00003 .31738 .00003 .063566 .000012 6 12 10 54079 -.04335 .00003 .31853 .00003 .062460 .000012 6 12 11 54080 -.04414 .00002 .31943 .00002 .061181 .000012 6 12 12 54081 -.04482 .00002 .32044 .00002 .059790 .000012 6 12 13 54082 -.04552 .00002 .32188 .00002 .058398 .000016 6 12 14 54083 -.04646 .00002 .32353 .00001 .056981 .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 = .0700 - .0061 cos A - .1123 sin A - .1119 cos C + .0783 sin C y = .3411 - .0956 cos A + .0062 sin A + .0783 cos C + .1119 sin C UT1-UTC = .0358 - .00086 (MJD - 54088) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54083)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54083)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54084) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54083)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54083)**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 15 54084 -0.0475 0.3252 0.05561 2006 12 16 54085 -0.0485 0.3268 0.05435 2006 12 17 54086 -0.0495 0.3285 0.05326 2006 12 18 54087 -0.0504 0.3302 0.05237 2006 12 19 54088 -0.0513 0.3318 0.05168 2006 12 20 54089 -0.0522 0.3335 0.05111 2006 12 21 54090 -0.0530 0.3352 0.05056 2006 12 22 54091 -0.0538 0.3369 0.04995 2006 12 23 54092 -0.0546 0.3386 0.04918 2006 12 24 54093 -0.0553 0.3404 0.04814 2006 12 25 54094 -0.0560 0.3421 0.04681 2006 12 26 54095 -0.0567 0.3439 0.04525 2006 12 27 54096 -0.0574 0.3456 0.04355 2006 12 28 54097 -0.0580 0.3474 0.04187 2006 12 29 54098 -0.0587 0.3492 0.04033 2006 12 30 54099 -0.0592 0.3509 0.03905 2006 12 31 54100 -0.0598 0.3527 0.03807 2007 1 1 54101 -0.0603 0.3545 0.03738 2007 1 2 54102 -0.0608 0.3564 0.03690 2007 1 3 54103 -0.0612 0.3582 0.03650 2007 1 4 54104 -0.0617 0.3600 0.03609 2007 1 5 54105 -0.0621 0.3618 0.03557 2007 1 6 54106 -0.0624 0.3637 0.03489 2007 1 7 54107 -0.0627 0.3655 0.03404 2007 1 8 54108 -0.0630 0.3673 0.03304 2007 1 9 54109 -0.0633 0.3692 0.03196 2007 1 10 54110 -0.0635 0.3710 0.03084 2007 1 11 54111 -0.0637 0.3729 0.02977 2007 1 12 54112 -0.0639 0.3748 0.02878 2007 1 13 54113 -0.0640 0.3766 0.02794 2007 1 14 54114 -0.0641 0.3785 0.02727 2007 1 15 54115 -0.0641 0.3804 0.02675 2007 1 16 54116 -0.0641 0.3822 0.02636 2007 1 17 54117 -0.0641 0.3841 0.02602 2007 1 18 54118 -0.0640 0.3860 0.02565 2007 1 19 54119 -0.0639 0.3879 0.02512 2007 1 20 54120 -0.0638 0.3897 0.02434 2007 1 21 54121 -0.0636 0.3916 0.02325 2007 1 22 54122 -0.0634 0.3935 0.02187 2007 1 23 54123 -0.0632 0.3954 0.02027 2007 1 24 54124 -0.0629 0.3972 0.01860 2007 1 25 54125 -0.0626 0.3991 0.01704 2007 1 26 54126 -0.0622 0.4010 0.01569 2007 1 27 54127 -0.0618 0.4028 0.01463 2007 1 28 54128 -0.0614 0.4047 0.01383 2007 1 29 54129 -0.0609 0.4065 0.01323 2007 1 30 54130 -0.0604 0.4084 0.01272 2007 1 31 54131 -0.0598 0.4102 0.01219 2007 2 1 54132 -0.0592 0.4121 0.01155 2007 2 2 54133 -0.0586 0.4139 0.01073 2007 2 3 54134 -0.0580 0.4158 0.00972 2007 2 4 54135 -0.0572 0.4176 0.00854 2007 2 5 54136 -0.0565 0.4194 0.00724 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0557 0.4212 0.00587 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0549 0.4230 0.00452 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0540 0.4248 0.00325 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0532 0.4266 0.00210 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0522 0.4283 0.00111 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0512 0.4301 0.00028 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0502 0.4318 -0.00041 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0492 0.4336 -0.00100 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0481 0.4353 -0.00160 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0470 0.4370 -0.00231 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0458 0.4387 -0.00326 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0446 0.4404 -0.00452 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0434 0.4420 -0.00613 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0421 0.4437 -0.00800 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0408 0.4453 -0.01000 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0395 0.4469 -0.01195 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0381 0.4485 -0.01367 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0367 0.4501 -0.01510 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0353 0.4517 -0.01621 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0338 0.4532 -0.01709 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0323 0.4548 -0.01785 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0308 0.4563 -0.01861 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0292 0.4578 -0.01946 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0276 0.4592 -0.02049 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0259 0.4607 -0.02170 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0243 0.4621 -0.02310 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0225 0.4635 -0.02465 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0208 0.4649 -0.02629 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0190 0.4662 -0.02794 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0172 0.4676 -0.02954 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0154 0.4689 -0.03103 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0136 0.4701 -0.03236 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0117 0.4714 -0.03354 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0098 0.4726 -0.03457 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0078 0.4738 -0.03551 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0059 0.4750 -0.03642 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0039 0.4762 -0.03739 2007 3 15 54174 -0.0018 0.4773 -0.03855 2007 3 16 54175 0.0002 0.4784 -0.04000 2007 3 17 54176 0.0023 0.4794 -0.04180 2007 3 18 54177 0.0044 0.4805 -0.04393 2007 3 19 54178 0.0065 0.4815 -0.04627 2007 3 20 54179 0.0086 0.4824 -0.04864 2007 3 21 54180 0.0108 0.4834 -0.05086 2007 3 22 54181 0.0130 0.4843 -0.05276 2007 3 23 54182 0.0152 0.4852 -0.05431 2007 3 24 54183 0.0174 0.4860 -0.05555 2007 3 25 54184 0.0196 0.4868 -0.05660 2007 3 26 54185 0.0219 0.4876 -0.05759 2007 3 27 54186 0.0242 0.4883 -0.05864 2007 3 28 54187 0.0265 0.4890 -0.05983 2007 3 29 54188 0.0288 0.4897 -0.06118 2007 3 30 54189 0.0311 0.4904 -0.06268 2007 3 31 54190 0.0335 0.4910 -0.06432 2007 4 1 54191 0.0358 0.4915 -0.06605 2007 4 2 54192 0.0382 0.4921 -0.06780 2007 4 3 54193 0.0406 0.4926 -0.06949 2007 4 4 54194 0.0430 0.4930 -0.07107 2007 4 5 54195 0.0454 0.4935 -0.07250 2007 4 6 54196 0.0478 0.4938 -0.07375 2007 4 7 54197 0.0503 0.4942 -0.07483 2007 4 8 54198 0.0527 0.4945 -0.07578 2007 4 9 54199 0.0552 0.4948 -0.07666 2007 4 10 54200 0.0576 0.4950 -0.07754 2007 4 11 54201 0.0601 0.4952 -0.07854 2007 4 12 54202 0.0626 0.4954 -0.07975 2007 4 13 54203 0.0651 0.4955 -0.08126 2007 4 14 54204 0.0675 0.4956 -0.08309 2007 4 15 54205 0.0700 0.4956 -0.08519 2007 4 16 54206 0.0725 0.4956 -0.08742 2007 4 17 54207 0.0750 0.4956 -0.08958 2007 4 18 54208 0.0775 0.4955 -0.09151 2007 4 19 54209 0.0800 0.4954 -0.09310 2007 4 20 54210 0.0825 0.4952 -0.09434 2007 4 21 54211 0.0851 0.4951 -0.09533 2007 4 22 54212 0.0876 0.4948 -0.09620 2007 4 23 54213 0.0901 0.4945 -0.09709 2007 4 24 54214 0.0926 0.4942 -0.09809 2007 4 25 54215 0.0951 0.4939 -0.09925 2007 4 26 54216 0.0976 0.4935 -0.10057 2007 4 27 54217 0.1000 0.4930 -0.10202 2007 4 28 54218 0.1025 0.4926 -0.10355 2007 4 29 54219 0.1050 0.4920 -0.10510 2007 4 30 54220 0.1075 0.4915 -0.10660 2007 5 1 54221 0.1100 0.4909 -0.10799 2007 5 2 54222 0.1124 0.4902 -0.10923 2007 5 3 54223 0.1149 0.4896 -0.11028 2007 5 4 54224 0.1173 0.4888 -0.11115 2007 5 5 54225 0.1197 0.4881 -0.11186 2007 5 6 54226 0.1222 0.4873 -0.11247 2007 5 7 54227 0.1246 0.4864 -0.11306 2007 5 8 54228 0.1270 0.4856 -0.11372 2007 5 9 54229 0.1293 0.4846 -0.11453 2007 5 10 54230 0.1317 0.4837 -0.11558 2007 5 11 54231 0.1341 0.4827 -0.11691 2007 5 12 54232 0.1364 0.4817 -0.11849 2007 5 13 54233 0.1388 0.4806 -0.12024 2007 5 14 54234 0.1411 0.4795 -0.12200 2007 5 15 54235 0.1434 0.4783 -0.12360 2007 5 16 54236 0.1456 0.4771 -0.12491 2007 5 17 54237 0.1479 0.4759 -0.12587 2007 5 18 54238 0.1501 0.4746 -0.12653 2007 5 19 54239 0.1524 0.4733 -0.12700 2007 5 20 54240 0.1546 0.4720 -0.12743 2007 5 21 54241 0.1568 0.4706 -0.12794 2007 5 22 54242 0.1589 0.4692 -0.12859 2007 5 23 54243 0.1611 0.4677 -0.12941 2007 5 24 54244 0.1632 0.4663 -0.13035 2007 5 25 54245 0.1653 0.4647 -0.13137 2007 5 26 54246 0.1674 0.4632 -0.13241 2007 5 27 54247 0.1694 0.4616 -0.13341 2007 5 28 54248 0.1715 0.4600 -0.13430 2007 5 29 54249 0.1735 0.4583 -0.13503 2007 5 30 54250 0.1754 0.4566 -0.13557 2007 5 31 54251 0.1774 0.4549 -0.13593 2007 6 1 54252 0.1793 0.4531 -0.13611 2007 6 2 54253 0.1812 0.4513 -0.13618 2007 6 3 54254 0.1831 0.4495 -0.13621 2007 6 4 54255 0.1850 0.4477 -0.13629 2007 6 5 54256 0.1868 0.4458 -0.13651 2007 6 6 54257 0.1886 0.4439 -0.13695 2007 6 7 54258 0.1903 0.4419 -0.13763 2007 6 8 54259 0.1921 0.4400 -0.13857 2007 6 9 54260 0.1938 0.4380 -0.13967 2007 6 10 54261 0.1955 0.4359 -0.14084 2007 6 11 54262 0.1971 0.4339 -0.14194 2007 6 12 54263 0.1987 0.4318 -0.14282 2007 6 13 54264 0.2003 0.4297 -0.14343 2007 6 14 54265 0.2019 0.4275 -0.14378 2007 6 15 54266 0.2034 0.4254 -0.14394 2007 6 16 54267 0.2049 0.4232 -0.14406 2007 6 17 54268 0.2063 0.4210 -0.14428 2007 6 18 54269 0.2077 0.4188 -0.14468 2007 6 19 54270 0.2091 0.4165 -0.14529 2007 6 20 54271 0.2105 0.4142 -0.14607 2007 6 21 54272 0.2118 0.4119 -0.14696 2007 6 22 54273 0.2131 0.4096 -0.14788 2007 6 23 54274 0.2144 0.4072 -0.14874 2007 6 24 54275 0.2157 0.4049 -0.14947 2007 6 25 54276 0.2169 0.4025 -0.15001 2007 6 26 54277 0.2182 0.4000 -0.15032 2007 6 27 54278 0.2193 0.3976 -0.15038 2007 6 28 54279 0.2205 0.3951 -0.15018 2007 6 29 54280 0.2216 0.3927 -0.14978 2007 6 30 54281 0.2226 0.3902 -0.14924 2007 7 1 54282 0.2237 0.3877 -0.14867 2007 7 2 54283 0.2247 0.3851 -0.14817 2007 7 3 54284 0.2256 0.3826 -0.14786 2007 7 4 54285 0.2265 0.3801 -0.14780 2007 7 5 54286 0.2274 0.3775 -0.14801 2007 7 6 54287 0.2283 0.3749 -0.14843 2007 7 7 54288 0.2291 0.3723 -0.14895 2007 7 8 54289 0.2298 0.3698 -0.14943 2007 7 9 54290 0.2306 0.3672 -0.14976 2007 7 10 54291 0.2312 0.3645 -0.14984 2007 7 11 54292 0.2319 0.3619 -0.14965 2007 7 12 54293 0.2325 0.3593 -0.14926 2007 7 13 54294 0.2331 0.3567 -0.14879 2007 7 14 54295 0.2336 0.3540 -0.14837 2007 7 15 54296 0.2341 0.3514 -0.14811 2007 7 16 54297 0.2346 0.3487 -0.14805 2007 7 17 54298 0.2350 0.3461 -0.14814 2007 7 18 54299 0.2354 0.3434 -0.14836 2007 7 19 54300 0.2357 0.3407 -0.14866 2007 7 20 54301 0.2360 0.3381 -0.14898 2007 7 21 54302 0.2363 0.3354 -0.14928 2007 7 22 54303 0.2365 0.3327 -0.14951 2007 7 23 54304 0.2367 0.3301 -0.14962 2007 7 24 54305 0.2368 0.3274 -0.14964 2007 7 25 54306 0.2369 0.3247 -0.14957 2007 7 26 54307 0.2370 0.3221 -0.14933 2007 7 27 54308 0.2370 0.3194 -0.14904 2007 7 28 54309 0.2370 0.3167 -0.14872 2007 7 29 54310 0.2369 0.3141 -0.14849 2007 7 30 54311 0.2368 0.3114 -0.14840 2007 7 31 54312 0.2367 0.3088 -0.14852 2007 8 1 54313 0.2365 0.3061 -0.14891 2007 8 2 54314 0.2363 0.3035 -0.14950 2007 8 3 54315 0.2361 0.3009 -0.15023 2007 8 4 54316 0.2358 0.2983 -0.15089 2007 8 5 54317 0.2354 0.2956 -0.15144 2007 8 6 54318 0.2350 0.2930 -0.15170 2007 8 7 54319 0.2346 0.2904 -0.15171 2007 8 8 54320 0.2341 0.2879 -0.15139 2007 8 9 54321 0.2336 0.2853 -0.15089 2007 8 10 54322 0.2331 0.2827 -0.15042 2007 8 11 54323 0.2325 0.2802 -0.15008 2007 8 12 54324 0.2319 0.2776 -0.14988 2007 8 13 54325 0.2312 0.2751 -0.14979 2007 8 14 54326 0.2305 0.2726 -0.14980 2007 8 15 54327 0.2298 0.2701 -0.14993 2007 8 16 54328 0.2290 0.2676 -0.15009 2007 8 17 54329 0.2282 0.2652 -0.15017 2007 8 18 54330 0.2273 0.2627 -0.15013 2007 8 19 54331 0.2264 0.2603 -0.14996 2007 8 20 54332 0.2255 0.2579 -0.14962 2007 8 21 54333 0.2245 0.2555 -0.14913 2007 8 22 54334 0.2235 0.2531 -0.14845 2007 8 23 54335 0.2224 0.2507 -0.14764 2007 8 24 54336 0.2213 0.2484 -0.14681 2007 8 25 54337 0.2201 0.2461 -0.14609 2007 8 26 54338 0.2190 0.2438 -0.14557 2007 8 27 54339 0.2177 0.2415 -0.14533 2007 8 28 54340 0.2165 0.2392 -0.14543 2007 8 29 54341 0.2152 0.2370 -0.14586 2007 8 30 54342 0.2138 0.2348 -0.14655 2007 8 31 54343 0.2125 0.2326 -0.14722 2007 9 1 54344 0.2111 0.2304 -0.14770 2007 9 2 54345 0.2096 0.2283 -0.14798 2007 9 3 54346 0.2081 0.2261 -0.14798 2007 9 4 54347 0.2066 0.2240 -0.14774 2007 9 5 54348 0.2050 0.2220 -0.14736 2007 9 6 54349 0.2034 0.2199 -0.14701 2007 9 7 54350 0.2018 0.2179 -0.14679 2007 9 8 54351 0.2001 0.2159 -0.14680 2007 9 9 54352 0.1984 0.2139 -0.14704 2007 9 10 54353 0.1966 0.2120 -0.14749 2007 9 11 54354 0.1948 0.2101 -0.14803 2007 9 12 54355 0.1930 0.2082 -0.14860 2007 9 13 54356 0.1912 0.2064 -0.14918 2007 9 14 54357 0.1893 0.2046 -0.14968 2007 9 15 54358 0.1873 0.2028 -0.14998 2007 9 16 54359 0.1854 0.2010 -0.15011 2007 9 17 54360 0.1834 0.1993 -0.15004 2007 9 18 54361 0.1813 0.1976 -0.14978 2007 9 19 54362 0.1792 0.1959 -0.14940 2007 9 20 54363 0.1771 0.1943 -0.14897 2007 9 21 54364 0.1750 0.1927 -0.14856 2007 9 22 54365 0.1728 0.1911 -0.14820 2007 9 23 54366 0.1706 0.1895 -0.14812 2007 9 24 54367 0.1684 0.1880 -0.14835 2007 9 25 54368 0.1661 0.1866 -0.14891 2007 9 26 54369 0.1638 0.1851 -0.14973 2007 9 27 54370 0.1615 0.1837 -0.15064 2007 9 28 54371 0.1591 0.1823 -0.15149 2007 9 29 54372 0.1567 0.1810 -0.15217 2007 9 30 54373 0.1543 0.1797 -0.15265 2007 10 1 54374 0.1518 0.1784 -0.15293 2007 10 2 54375 0.1493 0.1772 -0.15305 2007 10 3 54376 0.1468 0.1760 -0.15320 2007 10 4 54377 0.1443 0.1748 -0.15347 2007 10 5 54378 0.1417 0.1737 -0.15395 2007 10 6 54379 0.1391 0.1726 -0.15461 2007 10 7 54380 0.1365 0.1716 -0.15545 2007 10 8 54381 0.1338 0.1706 -0.15648 2007 10 9 54382 0.1311 0.1696 -0.15753 2007 10 10 54383 0.1284 0.1687 -0.15856 2007 10 11 54384 0.1257 0.1678 -0.15950 2007 10 12 54385 0.1229 0.1669 -0.16026 2007 10 13 54386 0.1202 0.1661 -0.16085 2007 10 14 54387 0.1174 0.1653 -0.16126 2007 10 15 54388 0.1145 0.1646 -0.16151 2007 10 16 54389 0.1117 0.1639 -0.16168 2007 10 17 54390 0.1088 0.1632 -0.16185 2007 10 18 54391 0.1059 0.1626 -0.16208 2007 10 19 54392 0.1030 0.1620 -0.16236 2007 10 20 54393 0.1000 0.1615 -0.16280 2007 10 21 54394 0.0971 0.1610 -0.16347 2007 10 22 54395 0.0941 0.1605 -0.16440 2007 10 23 54396 0.0911 0.1601 -0.16566 2007 10 24 54397 0.0881 0.1597 -0.16719 2007 10 25 54398 0.0851 0.1594 -0.16883 2007 10 26 54399 0.0820 0.1591 -0.17033 2007 10 27 54400 0.0790 0.1588 -0.17155 2007 10 28 54401 0.0759 0.1586 -0.17248 2007 10 29 54402 0.0728 0.1584 -0.17310 2007 10 30 54403 0.0697 0.1583 -0.17356 2007 10 31 54404 0.0666 0.1582 -0.17403 2007 11 1 54405 0.0635 0.1582 -0.17465 2007 11 2 54406 0.0603 0.1582 -0.17543 2007 11 3 54407 0.0572 0.1582 -0.17642 2007 11 4 54408 0.0540 0.1583 -0.17748 2007 11 5 54409 0.0508 0.1584 -0.17861 2007 11 6 54410 0.0477 0.1586 -0.17975 2007 11 7 54411 0.0445 0.1588 -0.18082 2007 11 8 54412 0.0413 0.1590 -0.18180 2007 11 9 54413 0.0381 0.1593 -0.18268 2007 11 10 54414 0.0349 0.1596 -0.18342 2007 11 11 54415 0.0317 0.1600 -0.18398 2007 11 12 54416 0.0285 0.1605 -0.18432 2007 11 13 54417 0.0252 0.1609 -0.18448 2007 11 14 54418 0.0220 0.1614 -0.18454 2007 11 15 54419 0.0188 0.1620 -0.18461 2007 11 16 54420 0.0156 0.1626 -0.18476 2007 11 17 54421 0.0124 0.1632 -0.18506 2007 11 18 54422 0.0092 0.1639 -0.18557 2007 11 19 54423 0.0059 0.1646 -0.18636 2007 11 20 54424 0.0027 0.1654 -0.18728 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0005 0.1662 -0.18827 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0037 0.1671 -0.18926 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0069 0.1680 -0.19008 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0100 0.1689 -0.19057 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0132 0.1699 -0.19075 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0164 0.1709 -0.19075 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0196 0.1720 -0.19069 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0227 0.1731 -0.19074 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0259 0.1742 -0.19095 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0290 0.1754 -0.19134 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0321 0.1767 -0.19186 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0352 0.1780 -0.19242 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0383 0.1793 -0.19297 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0414 0.1807 -0.19349 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0444 0.1821 -0.19396 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0474 0.1835 -0.19431 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0505 0.1850 -0.19453 2007 12 8 54442 -0.0534 0.1865 -0.19456 2007 12 9 54443 -0.0564 0.1881 -0.19444 2007 12 10 54444 -0.0594 0.1897 -0.19432 2007 12 11 54445 -0.0623 0.1914 -0.19417 2007 12 12 54446 -0.0652 0.1931 -0.19411 2007 12 13 54447 -0.0681 0.1948 -0.19418 2007 12 14 54448 -0.0710 0.1966 -0.19444 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) 54062 -60.40 .31 -3.10 .17 54063 -60.02 .31 -2.96 .17 54064 -59.67 .35 -2.92 .34 54065 -59.39 .74 -2.99 .34 54066 -59.13 .74 -3.08 .34 54067 -58.91 .74 -3.09 .34 54068 -58.82 .14 -2.94 .34 54069 -58.95 .14 -2.66 .34 54070 -59.28 .14 -2.37 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54062 0.152 0.123 0.010 0.170 54063 0.158 0.123 0.025 0.170 54064 0.161 0.139 0.037 0.340 54065 0.162 0.294 0.038 0.340 54066 0.159 0.294 0.038 0.340 54067 0.143 0.294 0.034 0.340 54068 0.123 0.056 0.035 0.340 54069 0.112 0.056 0.026 0.340 54070 0.106 0.056 0.018 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