********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 13 September 2007 Vol. XX No. 037 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 9 7 54350 .18850 .00009 .24972 .00009 -.167357 .000012 7 9 8 54351 .18685 .00009 .24769 .00009 -.167651 .000013 7 9 9 54352 .18553 .00009 .24600 .00010 -.168153 .000013 7 9 10 54353 .18430 .00009 .24438 .00009 -.168880 .000013 7 9 11 54354 .18282 .00009 .24256 .00010 -.169715 .000012 7 9 12 54355 .18104 .00009 .24051 .00010 -.170623 .000048 7 9 13 54356 .17922 .00009 .23844 .00010 -.171546 .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 = .0558 + .0778 cos A + .0081 sin A + .0471 cos C - .1140 sin C y = .3492 + .0063 cos A - .0744 sin A - .1140 cos C - .0471 sin C UT1-UTC = -.1986 - .00093 (MJD - 54361) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54356)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54356)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54357) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54356)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54356)**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 9 14 54357 0.1772 0.2364 -0.17237 2007 9 15 54358 0.1753 0.2345 -0.17304 2007 9 16 54359 0.1734 0.2326 -0.17355 2007 9 17 54360 0.1713 0.2309 -0.17391 2007 9 18 54361 0.1693 0.2293 -0.17415 2007 9 19 54362 0.1672 0.2276 -0.17429 2007 9 20 54363 0.1651 0.2260 -0.17439 2007 9 21 54364 0.1629 0.2244 -0.17456 2007 9 22 54365 0.1606 0.2228 -0.17491 2007 9 23 54366 0.1583 0.2212 -0.17552 2007 9 24 54367 0.1560 0.2197 -0.17646 2007 9 25 54368 0.1537 0.2182 -0.17773 2007 9 26 54369 0.1513 0.2167 -0.17927 2007 9 27 54370 0.1489 0.2153 -0.18094 2007 9 28 54371 0.1464 0.2140 -0.18251 2007 9 29 54372 0.1440 0.2126 -0.18382 2007 9 30 54373 0.1415 0.2114 -0.18478 2007 10 1 54374 0.1389 0.2101 -0.18541 2007 10 2 54375 0.1364 0.2089 -0.18582 2007 10 3 54376 0.1338 0.2077 -0.18617 2007 10 4 54377 0.1312 0.2066 -0.18659 2007 10 5 54378 0.1286 0.2055 -0.18714 2007 10 6 54379 0.1259 0.2044 -0.18789 2007 10 7 54380 0.1232 0.2034 -0.18883 2007 10 8 54381 0.1205 0.2024 -0.18993 2007 10 9 54382 0.1178 0.2015 -0.19114 2007 10 10 54383 0.1151 0.2006 -0.19238 2007 10 11 54384 0.1123 0.1997 -0.19359 2007 10 12 54385 0.1096 0.1989 -0.19469 2007 10 13 54386 0.1068 0.1981 -0.19565 2007 10 14 54387 0.1040 0.1974 -0.19644 2007 10 15 54388 0.1012 0.1967 -0.19707 2007 10 16 54389 0.0984 0.1961 -0.19760 2007 10 17 54390 0.0955 0.1955 -0.19807 2007 10 18 54391 0.0927 0.1949 -0.19858 2007 10 19 54392 0.0898 0.1944 -0.19920 2007 10 20 54393 0.0869 0.1939 -0.20002 2007 10 21 54394 0.0840 0.1935 -0.20111 2007 10 22 54395 0.0811 0.1931 -0.20252 2007 10 23 54396 0.0782 0.1928 -0.20421 2007 10 24 54397 0.0753 0.1925 -0.20610 2007 10 25 54398 0.0724 0.1922 -0.20804 2007 10 26 54399 0.0695 0.1920 -0.20984 2007 10 27 54400 0.0665 0.1919 -0.21138 2007 10 28 54401 0.0636 0.1918 -0.21261 2007 10 29 54402 0.0607 0.1917 -0.21358 2007 10 30 54403 0.0577 0.1916 -0.21442 2007 10 31 54404 0.0548 0.1917 -0.21527 2007 11 1 54405 0.0518 0.1917 -0.21624 2007 11 2 54406 0.0489 0.1918 -0.21740 2007 11 3 54407 0.0459 0.1920 -0.21875 2007 11 4 54408 0.0430 0.1922 -0.22024 2007 11 5 54409 0.0400 0.1924 -0.22182 2007 11 6 54410 0.0371 0.1927 -0.22341 2007 11 7 54411 0.0341 0.1930 -0.22494 2007 11 8 54412 0.0312 0.1934 -0.22636 2007 11 9 54413 0.0283 0.1938 -0.22762 2007 11 10 54414 0.0253 0.1943 -0.22870 2007 11 11 54415 0.0224 0.1948 -0.22961 2007 11 12 54416 0.0195 0.1953 -0.23038 2007 11 13 54417 0.0166 0.1959 -0.23109 2007 11 14 54418 0.0137 0.1966 -0.23179 2007 11 15 54419 0.0108 0.1972 -0.23256 2007 11 16 54420 0.0079 0.1980 -0.23349 2007 11 17 54421 0.0050 0.1987 -0.23463 2007 11 18 54422 0.0022 0.1996 -0.23603 2007 11 19 54423 -0.0007 0.2004 -0.23770 2007 11 20 54424 -0.0035 0.2013 -0.23958 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0063 0.2023 -0.24155 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0091 0.2032 -0.24346 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0119 0.2043 -0.24517 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0147 0.2053 -0.24657 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0175 0.2065 -0.24768 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0202 0.2076 -0.24858 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0229 0.2088 -0.24941 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0256 0.2100 -0.25033 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0283 0.2113 -0.25140 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0310 0.2126 -0.25266 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0336 0.2140 -0.25406 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0362 0.2154 -0.25555 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0388 0.2168 -0.25705 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0414 0.2183 -0.25849 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0440 0.2198 -0.25981 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0465 0.2214 -0.26098 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0490 0.2230 -0.26196 2007 12 8 54442 -0.0515 0.2246 -0.26277 2007 12 9 54443 -0.0539 0.2263 -0.26342 2007 12 10 54444 -0.0564 0.2280 -0.26398 2007 12 11 54445 -0.0588 0.2297 -0.26451 2007 12 12 54446 -0.0611 0.2315 -0.26509 2007 12 13 54447 -0.0635 0.2333 -0.26578 2007 12 14 54448 -0.0658 0.2352 -0.26666 2007 12 15 54449 -0.0681 0.2371 -0.26775 2007 12 16 54450 -0.0703 0.2390 -0.26907 2007 12 17 54451 -0.0725 0.2410 -0.27057 2007 12 18 54452 -0.0747 0.2429 -0.27216 2007 12 19 54453 -0.0769 0.2450 -0.27373 2007 12 20 54454 -0.0790 0.2470 -0.27514 2007 12 21 54455 -0.0811 0.2491 -0.27629 2007 12 22 54456 -0.0831 0.2512 -0.27716 2007 12 23 54457 -0.0851 0.2534 -0.27779 2007 12 24 54458 -0.0871 0.2556 -0.27832 2007 12 25 54459 -0.0891 0.2578 -0.27887 2007 12 26 54460 -0.0910 0.2600 -0.27957 2007 12 27 54461 -0.0929 0.2623 -0.28047 2007 12 28 54462 -0.0947 0.2646 -0.28156 2007 12 29 54463 -0.0965 0.2669 -0.28277 2007 12 30 54464 -0.0982 0.2693 -0.28401 2007 12 31 54465 -0.1000 0.2716 -0.28521 2008 1 1 54466 -0.1016 0.2740 -0.28631 2008 1 2 54467 -0.1033 0.2765 -0.28724 2008 1 3 54468 -0.1049 0.2789 -0.28799 2008 1 4 54469 -0.1064 0.2814 -0.28857 2008 1 5 54470 -0.1080 0.2839 -0.28898 2008 1 6 54471 -0.1094 0.2864 -0.28928 2008 1 7 54472 -0.1109 0.2890 -0.28954 2008 1 8 54473 -0.1122 0.2915 -0.28983 2008 1 9 54474 -0.1136 0.2941 -0.29024 2008 1 10 54475 -0.1149 0.2967 -0.29085 2008 1 11 54476 -0.1162 0.2994 -0.29169 2008 1 12 54477 -0.1174 0.3020 -0.29277 2008 1 13 54478 -0.1185 0.3047 -0.29405 2008 1 14 54479 -0.1197 0.3074 -0.29544 2008 1 15 54480 -0.1207 0.3101 -0.29682 2008 1 16 54481 -0.1218 0.3128 -0.29807 2008 1 17 54482 -0.1228 0.3155 -0.29912 2008 1 18 54483 -0.1237 0.3183 -0.29991 2008 1 19 54484 -0.1246 0.3211 -0.30048 2008 1 20 54485 -0.1255 0.3238 -0.30093 2008 1 21 54486 -0.1263 0.3266 -0.30139 2008 1 22 54487 -0.1270 0.3294 -0.30198 2008 1 23 54488 -0.1277 0.3322 -0.30279 2008 1 24 54489 -0.1284 0.3351 -0.30382 2008 1 25 54490 -0.1290 0.3379 -0.30505 2008 1 26 54491 -0.1296 0.3407 -0.30636 2008 1 27 54492 -0.1301 0.3436 -0.30768 2008 1 28 54493 -0.1305 0.3465 -0.30892 2008 1 29 54494 -0.1310 0.3493 -0.31001 2008 1 30 54495 -0.1313 0.3522 -0.31094 2008 1 31 54496 -0.1317 0.3551 -0.31169 2008 2 1 54497 -0.1319 0.3580 -0.31228 2008 2 2 54498 -0.1322 0.3609 -0.31275 2008 2 3 54499 -0.1323 0.3637 -0.31317 2008 2 4 54500 -0.1325 0.3666 -0.31361 2008 2 5 54501 -0.1325 0.3695 -0.31416 2008 2 6 54502 -0.1326 0.3724 -0.31490 2008 2 7 54503 -0.1326 0.3753 -0.31590 2008 2 8 54504 -0.1325 0.3782 -0.31716 2008 2 9 54505 -0.1324 0.3811 -0.31867 2008 2 10 54506 -0.1322 0.3840 -0.32031 2008 2 11 54507 -0.1320 0.3869 -0.32198 2008 2 12 54508 -0.1317 0.3898 -0.32354 2008 2 13 54509 -0.1314 0.3927 -0.32489 2008 2 14 54510 -0.1310 0.3956 -0.32598 2008 2 15 54511 -0.1306 0.3984 -0.32684 2008 2 16 54512 -0.1301 0.4013 -0.32755 2008 2 17 54513 -0.1296 0.4042 -0.32824 2008 2 18 54514 -0.1291 0.4070 -0.32902 2008 2 19 54515 -0.1285 0.4099 -0.33000 2008 2 20 54516 -0.1278 0.4127 -0.33121 2008 2 21 54517 -0.1271 0.4155 -0.33264 2008 2 22 54518 -0.1263 0.4184 -0.33421 2008 2 23 54519 -0.1255 0.4212 -0.33584 2008 2 24 54520 -0.1247 0.4240 -0.33741 2008 2 25 54521 -0.1238 0.4267 -0.33887 2008 2 26 54522 -0.1228 0.4295 -0.34017 2008 2 27 54523 -0.1219 0.4322 -0.34127 2008 2 28 54524 -0.1208 0.4350 -0.34221 2008 2 29 54525 -0.1197 0.4377 -0.34301 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1186 0.4404 -0.34373 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1174 0.4431 -0.34444 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1162 0.4458 -0.34522 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1149 0.4484 -0.34617 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1136 0.4510 -0.34735 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1122 0.4537 -0.34880 2008 3 7 54532 -0.1108 0.4562 -0.35053 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1094 0.4588 -0.35246 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1079 0.4614 -0.35446 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1063 0.4639 -0.35640 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1048 0.4664 -0.35812 2008 3 12 54537 -0.1031 0.4689 -0.35957 2008 3 13 54538 -0.1015 0.4713 -0.36074 2008 3 14 54539 -0.0997 0.4737 -0.36171 2008 3 15 54540 -0.0980 0.4761 -0.36260 2008 3 16 54541 -0.0962 0.4785 -0.36353 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0944 0.4809 -0.36460 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0925 0.4832 -0.36586 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0906 0.4855 -0.36731 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0886 0.4877 -0.36889 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0866 0.4900 -0.37054 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0846 0.4922 -0.37214 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0825 0.4943 -0.37364 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0804 0.4965 -0.37496 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0783 0.4986 -0.37607 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0761 0.5007 -0.37698 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0739 0.5027 -0.37770 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0716 0.5047 -0.37828 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0693 0.5067 -0.37880 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0670 0.5086 -0.37933 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0647 0.5105 -0.37997 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0623 0.5124 -0.38078 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0599 0.5143 -0.38182 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0574 0.5161 -0.38313 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0549 0.5178 -0.38466 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0524 0.5195 -0.38631 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0499 0.5212 -0.38795 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0473 0.5229 -0.38942 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0447 0.5245 -0.39062 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0421 0.5260 -0.39152 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0394 0.5276 -0.39219 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0368 0.5291 -0.39274 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0341 0.5305 -0.39328 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0313 0.5319 -0.39392 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0286 0.5333 -0.39472 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0258 0.5346 -0.39570 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0230 0.5359 -0.39685 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0202 0.5371 -0.39810 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0173 0.5383 -0.39936 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0145 0.5395 -0.40064 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0116 0.5406 -0.40191 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0087 0.5416 -0.40312 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0058 0.5427 -0.40425 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0028 0.5436 -0.40527 2008 4 24 54580 0.0001 0.5446 -0.40622 2008 4 25 54581 0.0031 0.5455 -0.40711 2008 4 26 54582 0.0061 0.5463 -0.40800 2008 4 27 54583 0.0091 0.5471 -0.40898 2008 4 28 54584 0.0121 0.5479 -0.41014 2008 4 29 54585 0.0152 0.5486 -0.41149 2008 4 30 54586 0.0182 0.5492 -0.41310 2008 5 1 54587 0.0213 0.5498 -0.41495 2008 5 2 54588 0.0243 0.5504 -0.41701 2008 5 3 54589 0.0274 0.5509 -0.41917 2008 5 4 54590 0.0305 0.5514 -0.42125 2008 5 5 54591 0.0336 0.5518 -0.42313 2008 5 6 54592 0.0367 0.5522 -0.42473 2008 5 7 54593 0.0398 0.5526 -0.42606 2008 5 8 54594 0.0429 0.5528 -0.42719 2008 5 9 54595 0.0460 0.5531 -0.42830 2008 5 10 54596 0.0491 0.5533 -0.42949 2008 5 11 54597 0.0523 0.5534 -0.43081 2008 5 12 54598 0.0554 0.5535 -0.43231 2008 5 13 54599 0.0585 0.5536 -0.43393 2008 5 14 54600 0.0617 0.5536 -0.43556 2008 5 15 54601 0.0648 0.5535 -0.43715 2008 5 16 54602 0.0679 0.5535 -0.43867 2008 5 17 54603 0.0711 0.5533 -0.44004 2008 5 18 54604 0.0742 0.5531 -0.44117 2008 5 19 54605 0.0773 0.5529 -0.44212 2008 5 20 54606 0.0804 0.5526 -0.44293 2008 5 21 54607 0.0835 0.5523 -0.44350 2008 5 22 54608 0.0867 0.5519 -0.44395 2008 5 23 54609 0.0898 0.5515 -0.44438 2008 5 24 54610 0.0929 0.5510 -0.44481 2008 5 25 54611 0.0959 0.5505 -0.44527 2008 5 26 54612 0.0990 0.5500 -0.44589 2008 5 27 54613 0.1021 0.5493 -0.44666 2008 5 28 54614 0.1052 0.5487 -0.44758 2008 5 29 54615 0.1082 0.5480 -0.44864 2008 5 30 54616 0.1112 0.5472 -0.44979 2008 5 31 54617 0.1143 0.5465 -0.45089 2008 6 1 54618 0.1173 0.5456 -0.45182 2008 6 2 54619 0.1203 0.5447 -0.45257 2008 6 3 54620 0.1233 0.5438 -0.45307 2008 6 4 54621 0.1262 0.5428 -0.45338 2008 6 5 54622 0.1292 0.5418 -0.45360 2008 6 6 54623 0.1321 0.5407 -0.45388 2008 6 7 54624 0.1350 0.5396 -0.45430 2008 6 8 54625 0.1379 0.5385 -0.45482 2008 6 9 54626 0.1408 0.5373 -0.45548 2008 6 10 54627 0.1436 0.5361 -0.45623 2008 6 11 54628 0.1465 0.5348 -0.45696 2008 6 12 54629 0.1493 0.5334 -0.45760 2008 6 13 54630 0.1521 0.5321 -0.45810 2008 6 14 54631 0.1548 0.5307 -0.45842 2008 6 15 54632 0.1576 0.5292 -0.45853 2008 6 16 54633 0.1603 0.5277 -0.45849 2008 6 17 54634 0.1630 0.5262 -0.45832 2008 6 18 54635 0.1656 0.5246 -0.45800 2008 6 19 54636 0.1683 0.5230 -0.45760 2008 6 20 54637 0.1709 0.5213 -0.45727 2008 6 21 54638 0.1735 0.5196 -0.45706 2008 6 22 54639 0.1760 0.5179 -0.45695 2008 6 23 54640 0.1785 0.5161 -0.45710 2008 6 24 54641 0.1810 0.5143 -0.45751 2008 6 25 54642 0.1835 0.5125 -0.45809 2008 6 26 54643 0.1859 0.5106 -0.45879 2008 6 27 54644 0.1883 0.5087 -0.45950 2008 6 28 54645 0.1907 0.5067 -0.46010 2008 6 29 54646 0.1930 0.5047 -0.46049 2008 6 30 54647 0.1953 0.5027 -0.46057 2008 7 1 54648 0.1975 0.5006 -0.46044 2008 7 2 54649 0.1998 0.4985 -0.46013 2008 7 3 54650 0.2020 0.4964 -0.45976 2008 7 4 54651 0.2041 0.4942 -0.45950 2008 7 5 54652 0.2062 0.4921 -0.45948 2008 7 6 54653 0.2083 0.4898 -0.45965 2008 7 7 54654 0.2103 0.4876 -0.45996 2008 7 8 54655 0.2123 0.4853 -0.46031 2008 7 9 54656 0.2143 0.4830 -0.46061 2008 7 10 54657 0.2162 0.4806 -0.46075 2008 7 11 54658 0.2181 0.4782 -0.46067 2008 7 12 54659 0.2199 0.4758 -0.46037 2008 7 13 54660 0.2217 0.4734 -0.45989 2008 7 14 54661 0.2235 0.4709 -0.45928 2008 7 15 54662 0.2252 0.4684 -0.45855 2008 7 16 54663 0.2269 0.4659 -0.45774 2008 7 17 54664 0.2285 0.4634 -0.45690 2008 7 18 54665 0.2301 0.4608 -0.45612 2008 7 19 54666 0.2316 0.4582 -0.45549 2008 7 20 54667 0.2331 0.4556 -0.45505 2008 7 21 54668 0.2345 0.4530 -0.45480 2008 7 22 54669 0.2359 0.4503 -0.45482 2008 7 23 54670 0.2373 0.4477 -0.45501 2008 7 24 54671 0.2386 0.4450 -0.45525 2008 7 25 54672 0.2399 0.4423 -0.45546 2008 7 26 54673 0.2411 0.4395 -0.45544 2008 7 27 54674 0.2423 0.4368 -0.45525 2008 7 28 54675 0.2434 0.4340 -0.45485 2008 7 29 54676 0.2445 0.4312 -0.45430 2008 7 30 54677 0.2455 0.4284 -0.45374 2008 7 31 54678 0.2465 0.4256 -0.45329 2008 8 1 54679 0.2474 0.4228 -0.45310 2008 8 2 54680 0.2483 0.4199 -0.45316 2008 8 3 54681 0.2491 0.4171 -0.45340 2008 8 4 54682 0.2499 0.4142 -0.45374 2008 8 5 54683 0.2506 0.4113 -0.45404 2008 8 6 54684 0.2513 0.4084 -0.45428 2008 8 7 54685 0.2519 0.4055 -0.45437 2008 8 8 54686 0.2525 0.4026 -0.45431 2008 8 9 54687 0.2531 0.3997 -0.45410 2008 8 10 54688 0.2535 0.3967 -0.45380 2008 8 11 54689 0.2540 0.3938 -0.45338 2008 8 12 54690 0.2544 0.3909 -0.45293 2008 8 13 54691 0.2547 0.3879 -0.45250 2008 8 14 54692 0.2550 0.3850 -0.45214 2008 8 15 54693 0.2552 0.3820 -0.45190 2008 8 16 54694 0.2554 0.3790 -0.45185 2008 8 17 54695 0.2555 0.3761 -0.45202 2008 8 18 54696 0.2556 0.3731 -0.45241 2008 8 19 54697 0.2556 0.3701 -0.45296 2008 8 20 54698 0.2556 0.3672 -0.45359 2008 8 21 54699 0.2555 0.3642 -0.45418 2008 8 22 54700 0.2554 0.3612 -0.45468 2008 8 23 54701 0.2552 0.3583 -0.45504 2008 8 24 54702 0.2550 0.3553 -0.45532 2008 8 25 54703 0.2547 0.3524 -0.45551 2008 8 26 54704 0.2544 0.3494 -0.45564 2008 8 27 54705 0.2540 0.3465 -0.45585 2008 8 28 54706 0.2535 0.3435 -0.45625 2008 8 29 54707 0.2531 0.3406 -0.45691 2008 8 30 54708 0.2525 0.3377 -0.45777 2008 8 31 54709 0.2519 0.3348 -0.45875 2008 9 1 54710 0.2513 0.3319 -0.45973 2008 9 2 54711 0.2506 0.3290 -0.46066 2008 9 3 54712 0.2499 0.3261 -0.46146 2008 9 4 54713 0.2491 0.3232 -0.46210 2008 9 5 54714 0.2483 0.3203 -0.46258 2008 9 6 54715 0.2474 0.3175 -0.46284 2008 9 7 54716 0.2465 0.3146 -0.46289 2008 9 8 54717 0.2455 0.3118 -0.46286 2008 9 9 54718 0.2445 0.3090 -0.46281 2008 9 10 54719 0.2434 0.3062 -0.46280 2008 9 11 54720 0.2423 0.3035 -0.46291 2008 9 12 54721 0.2411 0.3007 -0.46322 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) 54337 -67.97 .24 -6.95 .34 54338 -67.97 .22 -6.86 .34 54339 -68.06 .22 -6.83 .34 54340 -68.15 .20 -6.77 .34 54341 -68.28 .18 -6.64 .34 54342 -68.54 .18 -6.54 .34 54343 -68.94 .18 -6.57 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54337 -0.107 0.095 -0.426 0.340 54338 -0.105 0.088 -0.420 0.340 54339 -0.118 0.088 -0.438 0.340 54340 -0.136 0.080 -0.452 0.340 54341 -0.155 0.072 -0.451 0.340 54342 -0.167 0.072 -0.445 0.340 54343 -0.177 0.072 -0.437 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.