********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 28 December 2006 Vol. XIX No. 052 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 22 54091 -.05247 .00003 .33331 .00002 .050266 .000009 6 12 23 54092 -.05251 .00003 .33385 .00002 .049560 .000010 6 12 24 54093 -.05199 .00003 .33490 .00002 .048599 .000010 6 12 25 54094 -.05125 .00002 .33652 .00002 .047378 .000010 6 12 26 54095 -.05067 .00002 .33831 .00002 .045933 .000011 6 12 27 54096 -.05032 .00002 .34008 .00002 .044325 .000010 6 12 28 54097 -.05003 .00002 .34196 .00001 .042694 .000008 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0695 - .0280 cos A - .0976 sin A - .0927 cos C + .0889 sin C y = .3381 - .0835 cos A + .0248 sin A + .0889 cos C + .0927 sin C UT1-UTC = .0259 - .00088 (MJD - 54102) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54097)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54097)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54098) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54097)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54097)**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 29 54098 -0.0499 0.3439 0.04120 2006 12 30 54099 -0.0498 0.3457 0.03992 2006 12 31 54100 -0.0498 0.3476 0.03895 2007 1 1 54101 -0.0499 0.3494 0.03827 2007 1 2 54102 -0.0499 0.3511 0.03779 2007 1 3 54103 -0.0501 0.3529 0.03739 2007 1 4 54104 -0.0502 0.3546 0.03692 2007 1 5 54105 -0.0504 0.3563 0.03632 2007 1 6 54106 -0.0506 0.3580 0.03554 2007 1 7 54107 -0.0508 0.3597 0.03458 2007 1 8 54108 -0.0510 0.3614 0.03348 2007 1 9 54109 -0.0512 0.3631 0.03227 2007 1 10 54110 -0.0513 0.3649 0.03103 2007 1 11 54111 -0.0515 0.3666 0.02983 2007 1 12 54112 -0.0517 0.3683 0.02872 2007 1 13 54113 -0.0518 0.3700 0.02774 2007 1 14 54114 -0.0520 0.3718 0.02691 2007 1 15 54115 -0.0521 0.3735 0.02623 2007 1 16 54116 -0.0521 0.3752 0.02568 2007 1 17 54117 -0.0522 0.3770 0.02520 2007 1 18 54118 -0.0522 0.3787 0.02470 2007 1 19 54119 -0.0522 0.3805 0.02406 2007 1 20 54120 -0.0522 0.3822 0.02317 2007 1 21 54121 -0.0522 0.3840 0.02200 2007 1 22 54122 -0.0521 0.3857 0.02055 2007 1 23 54123 -0.0520 0.3875 0.01891 2007 1 24 54124 -0.0518 0.3893 0.01725 2007 1 25 54125 -0.0516 0.3910 0.01572 2007 1 26 54126 -0.0514 0.3928 0.01443 2007 1 27 54127 -0.0512 0.3945 0.01345 2007 1 28 54128 -0.0509 0.3963 0.01275 2007 1 29 54129 -0.0506 0.3980 0.01225 2007 1 30 54130 -0.0502 0.3998 0.01185 2007 1 31 54131 -0.0498 0.4015 0.01142 2007 2 1 54132 -0.0494 0.4033 0.01088 2007 2 2 54133 -0.0489 0.4050 0.01015 2007 2 3 54134 -0.0484 0.4068 0.00924 2007 2 4 54135 -0.0479 0.4085 0.00816 2007 2 5 54136 -0.0473 0.4102 0.00695 2007 2 6 54137 -0.0467 0.4119 0.00567 2007 2 7 54138 -0.0460 0.4137 0.00440 2007 2 8 54139 -0.0453 0.4154 0.00320 2007 2 9 54140 -0.0446 0.4170 0.00213 2007 2 10 54141 -0.0439 0.4187 0.00121 2007 2 11 54142 -0.0431 0.4204 0.00045 2007 2 12 54143 -0.0422 0.4221 -0.00018 2007 2 13 54144 -0.0414 0.4237 -0.00074 2007 2 14 54145 -0.0405 0.4254 -0.00131 2007 2 15 54146 -0.0395 0.4270 -0.00201 2007 2 16 54147 -0.0385 0.4287 -0.00295 2007 2 17 54148 -0.0375 0.4303 -0.00422 2007 2 18 54149 -0.0365 0.4319 -0.00583 2007 2 19 54150 -0.0354 0.4335 -0.00771 2007 2 20 54151 -0.0343 0.4350 -0.00972 2007 2 21 54152 -0.0331 0.4366 -0.01167 2007 2 22 54153 -0.0320 0.4382 -0.01339 2007 2 23 54154 -0.0307 0.4397 -0.01481 2007 2 24 54155 -0.0295 0.4412 -0.01591 2007 2 25 54156 -0.0282 0.4427 -0.01678 2007 2 26 54157 -0.0269 0.4442 -0.01753 2007 2 27 54158 -0.0255 0.4456 -0.01827 2007 2 28 54159 -0.0242 0.4471 -0.01911 2007 3 1 54160 -0.0228 0.4485 -0.02012 2007 3 2 54161 -0.0213 0.4499 -0.02132 2007 3 3 54162 -0.0198 0.4513 -0.02269 2007 3 4 54163 -0.0183 0.4527 -0.02421 2007 3 5 54164 -0.0168 0.4540 -0.02581 2007 3 6 54165 -0.0152 0.4554 -0.02742 2007 3 7 54166 -0.0136 0.4567 -0.02897 2007 3 8 54167 -0.0120 0.4579 -0.03040 2007 3 9 54168 -0.0104 0.4592 -0.03168 2007 3 10 54169 -0.0087 0.4604 -0.03279 2007 3 11 54170 -0.0070 0.4616 -0.03376 2007 3 12 54171 -0.0052 0.4628 -0.03462 2007 3 13 54172 -0.0035 0.4640 -0.03544 2007 3 14 54173 -0.0017 0.4651 -0.03632 2007 3 15 54174 0.0001 0.4662 -0.03738 2007 3 16 54175 0.0020 0.4673 -0.03873 2007 3 17 54176 0.0038 0.4684 -0.04042 2007 3 18 54177 0.0057 0.4694 -0.04244 2007 3 19 54178 0.0075 0.4704 -0.04468 2007 3 20 54179 0.0095 0.4714 -0.04696 2007 3 21 54180 0.0114 0.4723 -0.04908 2007 3 22 54181 0.0134 0.4733 -0.05090 2007 3 23 54182 0.0154 0.4741 -0.05238 2007 3 24 54183 0.0175 0.4750 -0.05357 2007 3 25 54184 0.0195 0.4758 -0.05457 2007 3 26 54185 0.0216 0.4766 -0.05553 2007 3 27 54186 0.0237 0.4774 -0.05656 2007 3 28 54187 0.0258 0.4781 -0.05774 2007 3 29 54188 0.0279 0.4788 -0.05909 2007 3 30 54189 0.0300 0.4795 -0.06063 2007 3 31 54190 0.0322 0.4801 -0.06230 2007 4 1 54191 0.0344 0.4807 -0.06407 2007 4 2 54192 0.0366 0.4813 -0.06587 2007 4 3 54193 0.0388 0.4818 -0.06763 2007 4 4 54194 0.0410 0.4823 -0.06929 2007 4 5 54195 0.0432 0.4828 -0.07080 2007 4 6 54196 0.0455 0.4832 -0.07213 2007 4 7 54197 0.0477 0.4836 -0.07331 2007 4 8 54198 0.0500 0.4840 -0.07435 2007 4 9 54199 0.0523 0.4843 -0.07532 2007 4 10 54200 0.0546 0.4846 -0.07629 2007 4 11 54201 0.0569 0.4849 -0.07738 2007 4 12 54202 0.0592 0.4851 -0.07867 2007 4 13 54203 0.0615 0.4853 -0.08020 2007 4 14 54204 0.0638 0.4854 -0.08206 2007 4 15 54205 0.0662 0.4855 -0.08418 2007 4 16 54206 0.0685 0.4856 -0.08642 2007 4 17 54207 0.0708 0.4856 -0.08859 2007 4 18 54208 0.0732 0.4856 -0.09053 2007 4 19 54209 0.0755 0.4856 -0.09212 2007 4 20 54210 0.0779 0.4855 -0.09337 2007 4 21 54211 0.0803 0.4854 -0.09436 2007 4 22 54212 0.0826 0.4852 -0.09523 2007 4 23 54213 0.0850 0.4850 -0.09612 2007 4 24 54214 0.0874 0.4848 -0.09712 2007 4 25 54215 0.0897 0.4845 -0.09827 2007 4 26 54216 0.0921 0.4842 -0.09959 2007 4 27 54217 0.0945 0.4838 -0.10103 2007 4 28 54218 0.0968 0.4834 -0.10255 2007 4 29 54219 0.0992 0.4830 -0.10409 2007 4 30 54220 0.1015 0.4825 -0.10558 2007 5 1 54221 0.1039 0.4820 -0.10697 2007 5 2 54222 0.1062 0.4815 -0.10819 2007 5 3 54223 0.1086 0.4809 -0.10923 2007 5 4 54224 0.1109 0.4803 -0.11008 2007 5 5 54225 0.1132 0.4796 -0.11078 2007 5 6 54226 0.1156 0.4789 -0.11137 2007 5 7 54227 0.1179 0.4782 -0.11195 2007 5 8 54228 0.1202 0.4774 -0.11259 2007 5 9 54229 0.1225 0.4766 -0.11339 2007 5 10 54230 0.1248 0.4757 -0.11443 2007 5 11 54231 0.1270 0.4749 -0.11575 2007 5 12 54232 0.1293 0.4739 -0.11732 2007 5 13 54233 0.1316 0.4730 -0.11906 2007 5 14 54234 0.1338 0.4720 -0.12082 2007 5 15 54235 0.1360 0.4709 -0.12243 2007 5 16 54236 0.1382 0.4698 -0.12374 2007 5 17 54237 0.1404 0.4687 -0.12471 2007 5 18 54238 0.1426 0.4676 -0.12538 2007 5 19 54239 0.1448 0.4664 -0.12587 2007 5 20 54240 0.1469 0.4652 -0.12632 2007 5 21 54241 0.1491 0.4639 -0.12685 2007 5 22 54242 0.1512 0.4626 -0.12753 2007 5 23 54243 0.1533 0.4613 -0.12837 2007 5 24 54244 0.1553 0.4599 -0.12934 2007 5 25 54245 0.1574 0.4585 -0.13039 2007 5 26 54246 0.1594 0.4571 -0.13147 2007 5 27 54247 0.1614 0.4556 -0.13250 2007 5 28 54248 0.1634 0.4541 -0.13343 2007 5 29 54249 0.1654 0.4526 -0.13420 2007 5 30 54250 0.1673 0.4510 -0.13479 2007 5 31 54251 0.1693 0.4494 -0.13518 2007 6 1 54252 0.1712 0.4478 -0.13541 2007 6 2 54253 0.1731 0.4462 -0.13552 2007 6 3 54254 0.1749 0.4445 -0.13558 2007 6 4 54255 0.1767 0.4427 -0.13570 2007 6 5 54256 0.1785 0.4410 -0.13594 2007 6 6 54257 0.1803 0.4392 -0.13640 2007 6 7 54258 0.1821 0.4374 -0.13710 2007 6 8 54259 0.1838 0.4356 -0.13804 2007 6 9 54260 0.1855 0.4337 -0.13914 2007 6 10 54261 0.1871 0.4318 -0.14029 2007 6 11 54262 0.1888 0.4299 -0.14134 2007 6 12 54263 0.1904 0.4279 -0.14216 2007 6 13 54264 0.1920 0.4260 -0.14267 2007 6 14 54265 0.1935 0.4240 -0.14288 2007 6 15 54266 0.1950 0.4220 -0.14286 2007 6 16 54267 0.1965 0.4199 -0.14276 2007 6 17 54268 0.1980 0.4178 -0.14271 2007 6 18 54269 0.1994 0.4157 -0.14280 2007 6 19 54270 0.2008 0.4136 -0.14306 2007 6 20 54271 0.2021 0.4115 -0.14349 2007 6 21 54272 0.2035 0.4093 -0.14403 2007 6 22 54273 0.2048 0.4072 -0.14461 2007 6 23 54274 0.2060 0.4050 -0.14516 2007 6 24 54275 0.2072 0.4027 -0.14563 2007 6 25 54276 0.2084 0.4005 -0.14597 2007 6 26 54277 0.2096 0.3982 -0.14615 2007 6 27 54278 0.2107 0.3960 -0.14616 2007 6 28 54279 0.2118 0.3937 -0.14601 2007 6 29 54280 0.2129 0.3914 -0.14577 2007 6 30 54281 0.2139 0.3890 -0.14549 2007 7 1 54282 0.2148 0.3867 -0.14528 2007 7 2 54283 0.2158 0.3843 -0.14523 2007 7 3 54284 0.2167 0.3820 -0.14543 2007 7 4 54285 0.2176 0.3796 -0.14590 2007 7 5 54286 0.2184 0.3772 -0.14665 2007 7 6 54287 0.2192 0.3748 -0.14760 2007 7 7 54288 0.2200 0.3724 -0.14863 2007 7 8 54289 0.2208 0.3699 -0.14962 2007 7 9 54290 0.2215 0.3674 -0.15045 2007 7 10 54291 0.2222 0.3650 -0.15102 2007 7 11 54292 0.2229 0.3625 -0.15132 2007 7 12 54293 0.2235 0.3600 -0.15139 2007 7 13 54294 0.2241 0.3575 -0.15135 2007 7 14 54295 0.2247 0.3550 -0.15130 2007 7 15 54296 0.2252 0.3525 -0.15133 2007 7 16 54297 0.2256 0.3500 -0.15149 2007 7 17 54298 0.2261 0.3475 -0.15177 2007 7 18 54299 0.2265 0.3449 -0.15211 2007 7 19 54300 0.2268 0.3424 -0.15244 2007 7 20 54301 0.2271 0.3399 -0.15269 2007 7 21 54302 0.2274 0.3373 -0.15279 2007 7 22 54303 0.2276 0.3348 -0.15271 2007 7 23 54304 0.2278 0.3323 -0.15241 2007 7 24 54305 0.2280 0.3297 -0.15189 2007 7 25 54306 0.2281 0.3272 -0.15118 2007 7 26 54307 0.2282 0.3247 -0.15033 2007 7 27 54308 0.2282 0.3222 -0.14944 2007 7 28 54309 0.2282 0.3196 -0.14858 2007 7 29 54310 0.2282 0.3171 -0.14790 2007 7 30 54311 0.2281 0.3146 -0.14748 2007 7 31 54312 0.2280 0.3121 -0.14739 2007 8 1 54313 0.2278 0.3096 -0.14761 2007 8 2 54314 0.2276 0.3071 -0.14810 2007 8 3 54315 0.2274 0.3046 -0.14873 2007 8 4 54316 0.2271 0.3021 -0.14933 2007 8 5 54317 0.2268 0.2996 -0.14976 2007 8 6 54318 0.2264 0.2971 -0.14990 2007 8 7 54319 0.2260 0.2947 -0.14981 2007 8 8 54320 0.2256 0.2922 -0.14947 2007 8 9 54321 0.2251 0.2898 -0.14902 2007 8 10 54322 0.2245 0.2873 -0.14865 2007 8 11 54323 0.2240 0.2849 -0.14844 2007 8 12 54324 0.2234 0.2825 -0.14850 2007 8 13 54325 0.2227 0.2801 -0.14871 2007 8 14 54326 0.2221 0.2777 -0.14904 2007 8 15 54327 0.2214 0.2753 -0.14949 2007 8 16 54328 0.2206 0.2730 -0.14997 2007 8 17 54329 0.2198 0.2706 -0.15046 2007 8 18 54330 0.2190 0.2683 -0.15091 2007 8 19 54331 0.2181 0.2660 -0.15128 2007 8 20 54332 0.2172 0.2637 -0.15150 2007 8 21 54333 0.2162 0.2614 -0.15166 2007 8 22 54334 0.2152 0.2592 -0.15176 2007 8 23 54335 0.2142 0.2569 -0.15175 2007 8 24 54336 0.2132 0.2547 -0.15176 2007 8 25 54337 0.2121 0.2525 -0.15181 2007 8 26 54338 0.2109 0.2503 -0.15203 2007 8 27 54339 0.2097 0.2481 -0.15244 2007 8 28 54340 0.2085 0.2460 -0.15311 2007 8 29 54341 0.2073 0.2439 -0.15406 2007 8 30 54342 0.2060 0.2418 -0.15516 2007 8 31 54343 0.2047 0.2397 -0.15632 2007 9 1 54344 0.2033 0.2376 -0.15732 2007 9 2 54345 0.2019 0.2356 -0.15812 2007 9 3 54346 0.2005 0.2336 -0.15859 2007 9 4 54347 0.1990 0.2316 -0.15884 2007 9 5 54348 0.1975 0.2296 -0.15883 2007 9 6 54349 0.1960 0.2277 -0.15874 2007 9 7 54350 0.1944 0.2257 -0.15876 2007 9 8 54351 0.1928 0.2239 -0.15898 2007 9 9 54352 0.1912 0.2220 -0.15937 2007 9 10 54353 0.1895 0.2201 -0.15986 2007 9 11 54354 0.1878 0.2183 -0.16041 2007 9 12 54355 0.1860 0.2165 -0.16103 2007 9 13 54356 0.1843 0.2148 -0.16164 2007 9 14 54357 0.1825 0.2130 -0.16213 2007 9 15 54358 0.1806 0.2113 -0.16246 2007 9 16 54359 0.1787 0.2097 -0.16265 2007 9 17 54360 0.1768 0.2080 -0.16268 2007 9 18 54361 0.1749 0.2064 -0.16256 2007 9 19 54362 0.1729 0.2048 -0.16230 2007 9 20 54363 0.1709 0.2032 -0.16196 2007 9 21 54364 0.1689 0.2017 -0.16166 2007 9 22 54365 0.1669 0.2002 -0.16152 2007 9 23 54366 0.1648 0.1987 -0.16164 2007 9 24 54367 0.1627 0.1973 -0.16206 2007 9 25 54368 0.1605 0.1959 -0.16282 2007 9 26 54369 0.1583 0.1945 -0.16388 2007 9 27 54370 0.1561 0.1932 -0.16512 2007 9 28 54371 0.1539 0.1918 -0.16627 2007 9 29 54372 0.1517 0.1906 -0.16714 2007 9 30 54373 0.1494 0.1893 -0.16775 2007 10 1 54374 0.1471 0.1881 -0.16807 2007 10 2 54375 0.1447 0.1869 -0.16820 2007 10 3 54376 0.1424 0.1858 -0.16827 2007 10 4 54377 0.1400 0.1846 -0.16845 2007 10 5 54378 0.1376 0.1836 -0.16881 2007 10 6 54379 0.1351 0.1825 -0.16942 2007 10 7 54380 0.1327 0.1815 -0.17025 2007 10 8 54381 0.1302 0.1805 -0.17124 2007 10 9 54382 0.1277 0.1796 -0.17225 2007 10 10 54383 0.1252 0.1787 -0.17323 2007 10 11 54384 0.1226 0.1778 -0.17416 2007 10 12 54385 0.1201 0.1770 -0.17496 2007 10 13 54386 0.1175 0.1762 -0.17553 2007 10 14 54387 0.1149 0.1754 -0.17591 2007 10 15 54388 0.1122 0.1747 -0.17611 2007 10 16 54389 0.1096 0.1740 -0.17613 2007 10 17 54390 0.1069 0.1733 -0.17607 2007 10 18 54391 0.1042 0.1727 -0.17600 2007 10 19 54392 0.1015 0.1721 -0.17601 2007 10 20 54393 0.0988 0.1715 -0.17609 2007 10 21 54394 0.0961 0.1710 -0.17647 2007 10 22 54395 0.0933 0.1706 -0.17716 2007 10 23 54396 0.0906 0.1701 -0.17813 2007 10 24 54397 0.0878 0.1697 -0.17927 2007 10 25 54398 0.0850 0.1694 -0.18044 2007 10 26 54399 0.0822 0.1691 -0.18144 2007 10 27 54400 0.0794 0.1688 -0.18223 2007 10 28 54401 0.0765 0.1685 -0.18280 2007 10 29 54402 0.0737 0.1683 -0.18319 2007 10 30 54403 0.0708 0.1681 -0.18350 2007 10 31 54404 0.0679 0.1680 -0.18390 2007 11 1 54405 0.0651 0.1679 -0.18449 2007 11 2 54406 0.0622 0.1679 -0.18531 2007 11 3 54407 0.0593 0.1679 -0.18630 2007 11 4 54408 0.0564 0.1679 -0.18742 2007 11 5 54409 0.0535 0.1679 -0.18866 2007 11 6 54410 0.0506 0.1681 -0.18984 2007 11 7 54411 0.0476 0.1682 -0.19093 2007 11 8 54412 0.0447 0.1684 -0.19187 2007 11 9 54413 0.0418 0.1686 -0.19258 2007 11 10 54414 0.0388 0.1689 -0.19311 2007 11 11 54415 0.0359 0.1692 -0.19345 2007 11 12 54416 0.0330 0.1695 -0.19366 2007 11 13 54417 0.0300 0.1699 -0.19381 2007 11 14 54418 0.0271 0.1703 -0.19401 2007 11 15 54419 0.0241 0.1708 -0.19431 2007 11 16 54420 0.0212 0.1713 -0.19471 2007 11 17 54421 0.0182 0.1718 -0.19529 2007 11 18 54422 0.0153 0.1724 -0.19609 2007 11 19 54423 0.0124 0.1730 -0.19710 2007 11 20 54424 0.0094 0.1736 -0.19837 2007 11 21 54425 0.0065 0.1743 -0.19980 2007 11 22 54426 0.0036 0.1751 -0.20125 2007 11 23 54427 0.0007 0.1759 -0.20249 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0023 0.1767 -0.20344 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0052 0.1775 -0.20411 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0081 0.1784 -0.20456 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0110 0.1794 -0.20493 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0138 0.1803 -0.20539 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0167 0.1813 -0.20603 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0196 0.1824 -0.20686 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0224 0.1835 -0.20786 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0253 0.1846 -0.20888 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0281 0.1858 -0.20989 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0309 0.1870 -0.21084 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0337 0.1882 -0.21166 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0365 0.1895 -0.21235 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0392 0.1908 -0.21291 2007 12 8 54442 -0.0420 0.1922 -0.21334 2007 12 9 54443 -0.0447 0.1936 -0.21361 2007 12 10 54444 -0.0474 0.1950 -0.21368 2007 12 11 54445 -0.0501 0.1965 -0.21364 2007 12 12 54446 -0.0528 0.1980 -0.21355 2007 12 13 54447 -0.0554 0.1996 -0.21353 2007 12 14 54448 -0.0580 0.2012 -0.21364 2007 12 15 54449 -0.0606 0.2028 -0.21391 2007 12 16 54450 -0.0632 0.2045 -0.21436 2007 12 17 54451 -0.0658 0.2062 -0.21504 2007 12 18 54452 -0.0683 0.2079 -0.21573 2007 12 19 54453 -0.0708 0.2097 -0.21640 2007 12 20 54454 -0.0733 0.2115 -0.21697 2007 12 21 54455 -0.0758 0.2133 -0.21735 2007 12 22 54456 -0.0782 0.2152 -0.21741 2007 12 23 54457 -0.0806 0.2171 -0.21723 2007 12 24 54458 -0.0830 0.2190 -0.21698 2007 12 25 54459 -0.0853 0.2210 -0.21676 2007 12 26 54460 -0.0876 0.2230 -0.21673 2007 12 27 54461 -0.0899 0.2251 -0.21689 2007 12 28 54462 -0.0921 0.2272 -0.21724 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) 54075 -59.20 .15 -2.81 .34 54076 -58.97 .15 -2.79 .34 54077 -58.62 .15 -2.72 .34 54078 -58.26 .74 -2.56 .34 54079 -58.03 .74 -2.33 .34 54080 -58.02 .74 -2.14 .34 54081 -58.12 .74 -2.07 .34 54082 -58.25 .41 -2.06 .12 54083 -58.39 .41 -2.00 .12 54084 -58.55 .41 -1.90 .12 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54075 0.118 0.060 -0.041 0.340 54076 0.137 0.060 -0.030 0.340 54077 0.162 0.060 -0.031 0.340 54078 0.178 0.294 -0.026 0.340 54079 0.192 0.294 -0.007 0.340 54080 0.186 0.294 0.009 0.340 54081 0.173 0.294 0.004 0.340 54082 0.158 0.163 -0.007 0.120 54083 0.145 0.163 0.005 0.120 54084 0.132 0.163 0.026 0.120 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