********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 17 May 2007 Vol. XX No. 020 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.2 seconds beginning 14 June 2007 at 0000 UTC Beginning 1 January 2006: TAI-UTC(BIPM) = 33.000 000 seconds ________________________________________________________________________ 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 7 5 11 54231 .09961 .00010 .48409 .00010 -.117811 .000011 7 5 12 54232 .10167 .00010 .48354 .00010 -.119660 .000015 7 5 13 54233 .10395 .00010 .48286 .00010 -.121809 .000019 7 5 14 54234 .10658 .00010 .48213 .00010 -.124025 .000018 7 5 15 54235 .10949 .00010 .48139 .00010 -.126091 .000016 7 5 16 54236 .11233 .00009 .48060 .00010 -.127861 .000048 7 5 17 54237 .11489 .00009 .47960 .00011 -.129268 .000057 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0573 - .0568 cos A + .0725 sin A + .1208 cos C + .0616 sin C y = .3454 + .0674 cos A + .0498 sin A + .0616 cos C - .1208 sin C UT1-UTC = -.0940 - .00097 (MJD - 54242) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54237)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54237)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54238) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54237)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54237)**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) 2007 5 18 54238 0.1174 0.4786 -0.13039 2007 5 19 54239 0.1197 0.4775 -0.13134 2007 5 20 54240 0.1219 0.4764 -0.13225 2007 5 21 54241 0.1242 0.4752 -0.13321 2007 5 22 54242 0.1264 0.4740 -0.13428 2007 5 23 54243 0.1287 0.4727 -0.13552 2007 5 24 54244 0.1309 0.4715 -0.13693 2007 5 25 54245 0.1331 0.4702 -0.13843 2007 5 26 54246 0.1352 0.4689 -0.13994 2007 5 27 54247 0.1374 0.4675 -0.14140 2007 5 28 54248 0.1395 0.4661 -0.14271 2007 5 29 54249 0.1415 0.4646 -0.14379 2007 5 30 54250 0.1436 0.4632 -0.14463 2007 5 31 54251 0.1456 0.4616 -0.14524 2007 6 1 54252 0.1476 0.4601 -0.14565 2007 6 2 54253 0.1495 0.4585 -0.14592 2007 6 3 54254 0.1515 0.4569 -0.14610 2007 6 4 54255 0.1534 0.4553 -0.14630 2007 6 5 54256 0.1553 0.4537 -0.14661 2007 6 6 54257 0.1571 0.4520 -0.14711 2007 6 7 54258 0.1590 0.4503 -0.14783 2007 6 8 54259 0.1607 0.4485 -0.14880 2007 6 9 54260 0.1625 0.4467 -0.14993 2007 6 10 54261 0.1643 0.4449 -0.15111 2007 6 11 54262 0.1660 0.4431 -0.15220 2007 6 12 54263 0.1676 0.4413 -0.15307 2007 6 13 54264 0.1693 0.4394 -0.15365 2007 6 14 54265 0.1709 0.4375 -0.15395 2007 6 15 54266 0.1725 0.4356 -0.15403 2007 6 16 54267 0.1740 0.4336 -0.15401 2007 6 17 54268 0.1756 0.4317 -0.15401 2007 6 18 54269 0.1771 0.4297 -0.15413 2007 6 19 54270 0.1785 0.4276 -0.15440 2007 6 20 54271 0.1799 0.4256 -0.15482 2007 6 21 54272 0.1813 0.4235 -0.15532 2007 6 22 54273 0.1827 0.4215 -0.15586 2007 6 23 54274 0.1840 0.4194 -0.15636 2007 6 24 54275 0.1853 0.4172 -0.15676 2007 6 25 54276 0.1865 0.4151 -0.15700 2007 6 26 54277 0.1878 0.4129 -0.15704 2007 6 27 54278 0.1889 0.4108 -0.15688 2007 6 28 54279 0.1901 0.4086 -0.15655 2007 6 29 54280 0.1912 0.4064 -0.15608 2007 6 30 54281 0.1923 0.4041 -0.15555 2007 7 1 54282 0.1933 0.4019 -0.15504 2007 7 2 54283 0.1943 0.3996 -0.15465 2007 7 3 54284 0.1952 0.3974 -0.15445 2007 7 4 54285 0.1962 0.3951 -0.15451 2007 7 5 54286 0.1970 0.3928 -0.15481 2007 7 6 54287 0.1979 0.3905 -0.15527 2007 7 7 54288 0.1987 0.3881 -0.15579 2007 7 8 54289 0.1995 0.3858 -0.15623 2007 7 9 54290 0.2002 0.3835 -0.15648 2007 7 10 54291 0.2009 0.3811 -0.15646 2007 7 11 54292 0.2015 0.3787 -0.15618 2007 7 12 54293 0.2021 0.3764 -0.15569 2007 7 13 54294 0.2027 0.3740 -0.15512 2007 7 14 54295 0.2032 0.3716 -0.15458 2007 7 15 54296 0.2037 0.3692 -0.15419 2007 7 16 54297 0.2042 0.3668 -0.15401 2007 7 17 54298 0.2046 0.3644 -0.15405 2007 7 18 54299 0.2049 0.3619 -0.15425 2007 7 19 54300 0.2052 0.3595 -0.15456 2007 7 20 54301 0.2055 0.3571 -0.15489 2007 7 21 54302 0.2058 0.3547 -0.15517 2007 7 22 54303 0.2060 0.3522 -0.15534 2007 7 23 54304 0.2061 0.3498 -0.15536 2007 7 24 54305 0.2062 0.3473 -0.15522 2007 7 25 54306 0.2063 0.3449 -0.15493 2007 7 26 54307 0.2063 0.3425 -0.15451 2007 7 27 54308 0.2063 0.3400 -0.15404 2007 7 28 54309 0.2063 0.3376 -0.15359 2007 7 29 54310 0.2062 0.3352 -0.15326 2007 7 30 54311 0.2061 0.3327 -0.15315 2007 7 31 54312 0.2059 0.3303 -0.15332 2007 8 1 54313 0.2057 0.3279 -0.15379 2007 8 2 54314 0.2054 0.3254 -0.15448 2007 8 3 54315 0.2051 0.3230 -0.15528 2007 8 4 54316 0.2047 0.3206 -0.15605 2007 8 5 54317 0.2044 0.3182 -0.15663 2007 8 6 54318 0.2039 0.3158 -0.15695 2007 8 7 54319 0.2035 0.3134 -0.15700 2007 8 8 54320 0.2030 0.3110 -0.15682 2007 8 9 54321 0.2024 0.3086 -0.15652 2007 8 10 54322 0.2018 0.3063 -0.15623 2007 8 11 54323 0.2012 0.3039 -0.15605 2007 8 12 54324 0.2005 0.3016 -0.15607 2007 8 13 54325 0.1998 0.2992 -0.15630 2007 8 14 54326 0.1990 0.2969 -0.15673 2007 8 15 54327 0.1982 0.2946 -0.15728 2007 8 16 54328 0.1974 0.2923 -0.15788 2007 8 17 54329 0.1965 0.2900 -0.15845 2007 8 18 54330 0.1956 0.2877 -0.15893 2007 8 19 54331 0.1946 0.2855 -0.15926 2007 8 20 54332 0.1936 0.2832 -0.15942 2007 8 21 54333 0.1926 0.2810 -0.15943 2007 8 22 54334 0.1915 0.2788 -0.15930 2007 8 23 54335 0.1904 0.2766 -0.15909 2007 8 24 54336 0.1893 0.2744 -0.15888 2007 8 25 54337 0.1881 0.2723 -0.15877 2007 8 26 54338 0.1868 0.2702 -0.15884 2007 8 27 54339 0.1856 0.2680 -0.15920 2007 8 28 54340 0.1843 0.2659 -0.15988 2007 8 29 54341 0.1829 0.2639 -0.16085 2007 8 30 54342 0.1815 0.2618 -0.16201 2007 8 31 54343 0.1801 0.2598 -0.16319 2007 9 1 54344 0.1787 0.2578 -0.16424 2007 9 2 54345 0.1772 0.2558 -0.16502 2007 9 3 54346 0.1757 0.2538 -0.16550 2007 9 4 54347 0.1741 0.2519 -0.16573 2007 9 5 54348 0.1725 0.2500 -0.16580 2007 9 6 54349 0.1709 0.2481 -0.16585 2007 9 7 54350 0.1692 0.2462 -0.16600 2007 9 8 54351 0.1675 0.2444 -0.16632 2007 9 9 54352 0.1658 0.2426 -0.16685 2007 9 10 54353 0.1641 0.2408 -0.16759 2007 9 11 54354 0.1623 0.2391 -0.16848 2007 9 12 54355 0.1605 0.2373 -0.16945 2007 9 13 54356 0.1586 0.2356 -0.17042 2007 9 14 54357 0.1567 0.2340 -0.17133 2007 9 15 54358 0.1548 0.2323 -0.17211 2007 9 16 54359 0.1529 0.2307 -0.17273 2007 9 17 54360 0.1509 0.2291 -0.17319 2007 9 18 54361 0.1489 0.2276 -0.17351 2007 9 19 54362 0.1468 0.2261 -0.17375 2007 9 20 54363 0.1448 0.2246 -0.17396 2007 9 21 54364 0.1427 0.2232 -0.17423 2007 9 22 54365 0.1406 0.2217 -0.17466 2007 9 23 54366 0.1385 0.2203 -0.17534 2007 9 24 54367 0.1363 0.2190 -0.17633 2007 9 25 54368 0.1341 0.2177 -0.17765 2007 9 26 54369 0.1319 0.2164 -0.17922 2007 9 27 54370 0.1296 0.2151 -0.18092 2007 9 28 54371 0.1274 0.2139 -0.18255 2007 9 29 54372 0.1251 0.2127 -0.18397 2007 9 30 54373 0.1228 0.2116 -0.18507 2007 10 1 54374 0.1205 0.2105 -0.18588 2007 10 2 54375 0.1181 0.2094 -0.18647 2007 10 3 54376 0.1157 0.2084 -0.18698 2007 10 4 54377 0.1134 0.2074 -0.18756 2007 10 5 54378 0.1110 0.2064 -0.18830 2007 10 6 54379 0.1085 0.2055 -0.18923 2007 10 7 54380 0.1061 0.2046 -0.19035 2007 10 8 54381 0.1036 0.2038 -0.19163 2007 10 9 54382 0.1011 0.2030 -0.19300 2007 10 10 54383 0.0986 0.2022 -0.19439 2007 10 11 54384 0.0961 0.2015 -0.19572 2007 10 12 54385 0.0936 0.2008 -0.19694 2007 10 13 54386 0.0911 0.2001 -0.19799 2007 10 14 54387 0.0885 0.1995 -0.19887 2007 10 15 54388 0.0860 0.1989 -0.19960 2007 10 16 54389 0.0834 0.1984 -0.20021 2007 10 17 54390 0.0808 0.1979 -0.20077 2007 10 18 54391 0.0782 0.1974 -0.20135 2007 10 19 54392 0.0756 0.1970 -0.20203 2007 10 20 54393 0.0730 0.1967 -0.20291 2007 10 21 54394 0.0703 0.1963 -0.20405 2007 10 22 54395 0.0677 0.1960 -0.20550 2007 10 23 54396 0.0651 0.1958 -0.20723 2007 10 24 54397 0.0624 0.1956 -0.20914 2007 10 25 54398 0.0598 0.1954 -0.21108 2007 10 26 54399 0.0571 0.1953 -0.21288 2007 10 27 54400 0.0544 0.1952 -0.21440 2007 10 28 54401 0.0518 0.1951 -0.21559 2007 10 29 54402 0.0491 0.1951 -0.21652 2007 10 30 54403 0.0464 0.1952 -0.21730 2007 10 31 54404 0.0437 0.1952 -0.21808 2007 11 1 54405 0.0411 0.1954 -0.21898 2007 11 2 54406 0.0384 0.1955 -0.22006 2007 11 3 54407 0.0357 0.1957 -0.22133 2007 11 4 54408 0.0330 0.1960 -0.22275 2007 11 5 54409 0.0304 0.1963 -0.22426 2007 11 6 54410 0.0277 0.1966 -0.22579 2007 11 7 54411 0.0250 0.1969 -0.22727 2007 11 8 54412 0.0224 0.1974 -0.22864 2007 11 9 54413 0.0197 0.1978 -0.22986 2007 11 10 54414 0.0171 0.1983 -0.23091 2007 11 11 54415 0.0144 0.1988 -0.23179 2007 11 12 54416 0.0118 0.1994 -0.23256 2007 11 13 54417 0.0092 0.2000 -0.23325 2007 11 14 54418 0.0065 0.2007 -0.23396 2007 11 15 54419 0.0039 0.2013 -0.23475 2007 11 16 54420 0.0013 0.2021 -0.23571 2007 11 17 54421 -0.0013 0.2029 -0.23689 2007 11 18 54422 -0.0039 0.2037 -0.23834 2007 11 19 54423 -0.0064 0.2045 -0.24004 2007 11 20 54424 -0.0090 0.2054 -0.24192 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0115 0.2063 -0.24387 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0140 0.2073 -0.24571 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0166 0.2083 -0.24729 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0191 0.2094 -0.24853 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0215 0.2105 -0.24944 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0240 0.2116 -0.25011 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0265 0.2127 -0.25070 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0289 0.2139 -0.25135 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0313 0.2152 -0.25214 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0337 0.2165 -0.25311 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0361 0.2178 -0.25421 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0384 0.2191 -0.25538 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0407 0.2205 -0.25657 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0431 0.2219 -0.25770 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0453 0.2234 -0.25873 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0476 0.2249 -0.25962 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0498 0.2264 -0.26034 2007 12 8 54442 -0.0521 0.2279 -0.26090 2007 12 9 54443 -0.0542 0.2295 -0.26132 2007 12 10 54444 -0.0564 0.2312 -0.26164 2007 12 11 54445 -0.0585 0.2328 -0.26193 2007 12 12 54446 -0.0607 0.2345 -0.26227 2007 12 13 54447 -0.0627 0.2362 -0.26274 2007 12 14 54448 -0.0648 0.2380 -0.26342 2007 12 15 54449 -0.0668 0.2398 -0.26437 2007 12 16 54450 -0.0688 0.2416 -0.26560 2007 12 17 54451 -0.0708 0.2434 -0.26705 2007 12 18 54452 -0.0727 0.2453 -0.26861 2007 12 19 54453 -0.0746 0.2472 -0.27015 2007 12 20 54454 -0.0765 0.2492 -0.27152 2007 12 21 54455 -0.0783 0.2511 -0.27261 2007 12 22 54456 -0.0802 0.2531 -0.27337 2007 12 23 54457 -0.0819 0.2552 -0.27390 2007 12 24 54458 -0.0837 0.2572 -0.27431 2007 12 25 54459 -0.0854 0.2593 -0.27476 2007 12 26 54460 -0.0871 0.2614 -0.27538 2007 12 27 54461 -0.0887 0.2635 -0.27623 2007 12 28 54462 -0.0903 0.2657 -0.27732 2007 12 29 54463 -0.0919 0.2678 -0.27861 2007 12 30 54464 -0.0934 0.2700 -0.28009 2007 12 31 54465 -0.0949 0.2723 -0.28157 2008 1 1 54466 -0.0964 0.2745 -0.28294 2008 1 2 54467 -0.0978 0.2768 -0.28416 2008 1 3 54468 -0.0992 0.2791 -0.28520 2008 1 4 54469 -0.1005 0.2814 -0.28607 2008 1 5 54470 -0.1018 0.2837 -0.28673 2008 1 6 54471 -0.1031 0.2860 -0.28721 2008 1 7 54472 -0.1043 0.2884 -0.28757 2008 1 8 54473 -0.1055 0.2908 -0.28797 2008 1 9 54474 -0.1067 0.2932 -0.28848 2008 1 10 54475 -0.1078 0.2956 -0.28921 2008 1 11 54476 -0.1088 0.2981 -0.29022 2008 1 12 54477 -0.1099 0.3005 -0.29142 2008 1 13 54478 -0.1109 0.3030 -0.29273 2008 1 14 54479 -0.1118 0.3055 -0.29415 2008 1 15 54480 -0.1127 0.3080 -0.29554 2008 1 16 54481 -0.1136 0.3105 -0.29676 2008 1 17 54482 -0.1144 0.3130 -0.29774 2008 1 18 54483 -0.1152 0.3155 -0.29845 2008 1 19 54484 -0.1159 0.3181 -0.29897 2008 1 20 54485 -0.1166 0.3207 -0.29935 2008 1 21 54486 -0.1172 0.3232 -0.29971 2008 1 22 54487 -0.1178 0.3258 -0.30022 2008 1 23 54488 -0.1184 0.3284 -0.30094 2008 1 24 54489 -0.1189 0.3310 -0.30188 2008 1 25 54490 -0.1194 0.3336 -0.30303 2008 1 26 54491 -0.1198 0.3362 -0.30433 2008 1 27 54492 -0.1202 0.3388 -0.30567 2008 1 28 54493 -0.1205 0.3414 -0.30699 2008 1 29 54494 -0.1208 0.3441 -0.30809 2008 1 30 54495 -0.1210 0.3467 -0.30897 2008 1 31 54496 -0.1212 0.3493 -0.30968 2008 2 1 54497 -0.1214 0.3520 -0.31022 2008 2 2 54498 -0.1215 0.3546 -0.31062 2008 2 3 54499 -0.1216 0.3572 -0.31095 2008 2 4 54500 -0.1216 0.3599 -0.31129 2008 2 5 54501 -0.1216 0.3625 -0.31174 2008 2 6 54502 -0.1215 0.3652 -0.31239 2008 2 7 54503 -0.1214 0.3678 -0.31324 2008 2 8 54504 -0.1212 0.3704 -0.31436 2008 2 9 54505 -0.1210 0.3731 -0.31572 2008 2 10 54506 -0.1208 0.3757 -0.31722 2008 2 11 54507 -0.1205 0.3783 -0.31879 2008 2 12 54508 -0.1201 0.3809 -0.32028 2008 2 13 54509 -0.1197 0.3835 -0.32154 2008 2 14 54510 -0.1193 0.3861 -0.32253 2008 2 15 54511 -0.1188 0.3887 -0.32328 2008 2 16 54512 -0.1183 0.3913 -0.32390 2008 2 17 54513 -0.1177 0.3939 -0.32453 2008 2 18 54514 -0.1171 0.3965 -0.32527 2008 2 19 54515 -0.1165 0.3990 -0.32619 2008 2 20 54516 -0.1158 0.4016 -0.32736 2008 2 21 54517 -0.1150 0.4041 -0.32873 2008 2 22 54518 -0.1142 0.4067 -0.33022 2008 2 23 54519 -0.1134 0.4092 -0.33179 2008 2 24 54520 -0.1125 0.4117 -0.33335 2008 2 25 54521 -0.1116 0.4142 -0.33481 2008 2 26 54522 -0.1106 0.4166 -0.33608 2008 2 27 54523 -0.1096 0.4191 -0.33714 2008 2 28 54524 -0.1086 0.4215 -0.33801 2008 2 29 54525 -0.1075 0.4240 -0.33877 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1064 0.4264 -0.33942 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1052 0.4288 -0.34007 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1040 0.4311 -0.34078 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1027 0.4335 -0.34165 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1014 0.4358 -0.34279 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1001 0.4381 -0.34424 2008 3 7 54532 -0.0987 0.4404 -0.34601 2008 3 8 54533 -0.0973 0.4427 -0.34801 2008 3 9 54534 -0.0958 0.4449 -0.35006 2008 3 10 54535 -0.0943 0.4472 -0.35202 2008 3 11 54536 -0.0928 0.4494 -0.35380 2008 3 12 54537 -0.0912 0.4515 -0.35526 2008 3 13 54538 -0.0896 0.4537 -0.35641 2008 3 14 54539 -0.0879 0.4558 -0.35733 2008 3 15 54540 -0.0862 0.4579 -0.35817 2008 3 16 54541 -0.0845 0.4600 -0.35910 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0827 0.4620 -0.36024 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0809 0.4640 -0.36161 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0791 0.4660 -0.36322 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0772 0.4680 -0.36499 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0753 0.4699 -0.36691 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0734 0.4718 -0.36889 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0714 0.4737 -0.37083 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0694 0.4755 -0.37263 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0673 0.4773 -0.37423 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0653 0.4791 -0.37559 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0632 0.4809 -0.37678 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0610 0.4826 -0.37785 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0589 0.4843 -0.37880 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0567 0.4859 -0.37973 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0544 0.4875 -0.38075 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0522 0.4891 -0.38205 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0499 0.4906 -0.38368 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0476 0.4921 -0.38566 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0453 0.4936 -0.38792 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0429 0.4950 -0.39043 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0405 0.4964 -0.39296 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0381 0.4978 -0.39537 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0357 0.4991 -0.39750 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0332 0.5004 -0.39926 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0307 0.5016 -0.40075 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0282 0.5028 -0.40211 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0257 0.5040 -0.40340 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0231 0.5051 -0.40478 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0205 0.5062 -0.40627 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0180 0.5073 -0.40791 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0153 0.5083 -0.40966 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0127 0.5092 -0.41142 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0101 0.5102 -0.41313 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0074 0.5111 -0.41477 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0047 0.5119 -0.41619 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0020 0.5127 -0.41735 2008 4 22 54578 0.0007 0.5135 -0.41821 2008 4 23 54579 0.0034 0.5142 -0.41886 2008 4 24 54580 0.0062 0.5149 -0.41933 2008 4 25 54581 0.0089 0.5155 -0.41969 2008 4 26 54582 0.0117 0.5161 -0.41998 2008 4 27 54583 0.0145 0.5166 -0.42028 2008 4 28 54584 0.0172 0.5171 -0.42072 2008 4 29 54585 0.0200 0.5176 -0.42137 2008 4 30 54586 0.0229 0.5180 -0.42222 2008 5 1 54587 0.0257 0.5184 -0.42329 2008 5 2 54588 0.0285 0.5187 -0.42458 2008 5 3 54589 0.0313 0.5190 -0.42598 2008 5 4 54590 0.0342 0.5193 -0.42736 2008 5 5 54591 0.0370 0.5195 -0.42856 2008 5 6 54592 0.0399 0.5196 -0.42950 2008 5 7 54593 0.0427 0.5197 -0.43015 2008 5 8 54594 0.0456 0.5198 -0.43065 2008 5 9 54595 0.0484 0.5198 -0.43115 2008 5 10 54596 0.0513 0.5198 -0.43174 2008 5 11 54597 0.0541 0.5197 -0.43249 2008 5 12 54598 0.0570 0.5196 -0.43340 2008 5 13 54599 0.0599 0.5195 -0.43449 2008 5 14 54600 0.0627 0.5193 -0.43563 2008 5 15 54601 0.0656 0.5190 -0.43677 2008 5 16 54602 0.0684 0.5187 -0.43790 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) 54218 -54.75 .20 -6.58 .19 54219 -54.63 .20 -6.43 .19 54220 -54.57 .20 -6.37 .19 54221 -54.57 .74 -6.55 .34 54222 -54.63 .16 -6.97 .15 54223 -54.70 .16 -7.39 .15 54224 -54.72 .16 -7.61 .15 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54218 0.225 0.080 -0.264 0.190 54219 0.206 0.080 -0.246 0.190 54220 0.192 0.080 -0.242 0.190 54221 0.186 0.294 -0.256 0.340 54222 0.181 0.064 -0.290 0.150 54223 0.187 0.064 -0.306 0.150 54224 0.200 0.064 -0.307 0.150 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.