********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 20 September 2007 Vol. XX No. 038 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 14 54357 .17730 .00009 .23636 .00010 -.172471 .000013 7 9 15 54358 .17505 .00009 .23425 .00009 -.173242 .000014 7 9 16 54359 .17233 .00009 .23223 .00009 -.173867 .000012 7 9 17 54360 .16962 .00009 .23029 .00009 -.174346 .000011 7 9 18 54361 .16723 .00010 .22849 .00010 -.174688 .000010 7 9 19 54362 .16514 .00010 .22665 .00010 -.174923 .000048 7 9 20 54363 .16326 .00009 .22477 .00010 -.175125 .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 = .0545 + .0787 cos A - .0038 sin A + .0335 cos C - .1165 sin C y = .3483 - .0048 cos A - .0755 sin A - .1165 cos C - .0335 sin C UT1-UTC = -.2053 - .00093 (MJD - 54368) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54363)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54363)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54364) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54363)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54363)**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 21 54364 0.1613 0.2231 -0.17537 2007 9 22 54365 0.1593 0.2214 -0.17579 2007 9 23 54366 0.1572 0.2199 -0.17647 2007 9 24 54367 0.1550 0.2183 -0.17743 2007 9 25 54368 0.1526 0.2168 -0.17868 2007 9 26 54369 0.1501 0.2154 -0.18018 2007 9 27 54370 0.1476 0.2140 -0.18185 2007 9 28 54371 0.1452 0.2126 -0.18345 2007 9 29 54372 0.1427 0.2113 -0.18483 2007 9 30 54373 0.1403 0.2100 -0.18592 2007 10 1 54374 0.1377 0.2088 -0.18670 2007 10 2 54375 0.1352 0.2076 -0.18726 2007 10 3 54376 0.1326 0.2064 -0.18774 2007 10 4 54377 0.1300 0.2053 -0.18828 2007 10 5 54378 0.1274 0.2042 -0.18898 2007 10 6 54379 0.1247 0.2032 -0.18988 2007 10 7 54380 0.1220 0.2022 -0.19098 2007 10 8 54381 0.1193 0.2012 -0.19222 2007 10 9 54382 0.1166 0.2003 -0.19353 2007 10 10 54383 0.1138 0.1995 -0.19481 2007 10 11 54384 0.1111 0.1986 -0.19602 2007 10 12 54385 0.1083 0.1979 -0.19709 2007 10 13 54386 0.1055 0.1971 -0.19801 2007 10 14 54387 0.1027 0.1964 -0.19875 2007 10 15 54388 0.0999 0.1958 -0.19934 2007 10 16 54389 0.0970 0.1952 -0.19980 2007 10 17 54390 0.0942 0.1946 -0.20021 2007 10 18 54391 0.0913 0.1941 -0.20063 2007 10 19 54392 0.0884 0.1936 -0.20117 2007 10 20 54393 0.0856 0.1932 -0.20192 2007 10 21 54394 0.0827 0.1928 -0.20294 2007 10 22 54395 0.0798 0.1924 -0.20428 2007 10 23 54396 0.0768 0.1921 -0.20591 2007 10 24 54397 0.0739 0.1919 -0.20772 2007 10 25 54398 0.0710 0.1917 -0.20957 2007 10 26 54399 0.0680 0.1915 -0.21127 2007 10 27 54400 0.0651 0.1914 -0.21270 2007 10 28 54401 0.0622 0.1913 -0.21380 2007 10 29 54402 0.0592 0.1913 -0.21464 2007 10 30 54403 0.0563 0.1913 -0.21534 2007 10 31 54404 0.0533 0.1913 -0.21605 2007 11 1 54405 0.0504 0.1914 -0.21688 2007 11 2 54406 0.0474 0.1916 -0.21792 2007 11 3 54407 0.0444 0.1918 -0.21914 2007 11 4 54408 0.0415 0.1920 -0.22052 2007 11 5 54409 0.0385 0.1923 -0.22200 2007 11 6 54410 0.0356 0.1926 -0.22351 2007 11 7 54411 0.0326 0.1930 -0.22498 2007 11 8 54412 0.0297 0.1934 -0.22635 2007 11 9 54413 0.0268 0.1939 -0.22758 2007 11 10 54414 0.0238 0.1944 -0.22863 2007 11 11 54415 0.0209 0.1949 -0.22952 2007 11 12 54416 0.0180 0.1955 -0.23028 2007 11 13 54417 0.0151 0.1961 -0.23096 2007 11 14 54418 0.0122 0.1968 -0.23164 2007 11 15 54419 0.0093 0.1975 -0.23238 2007 11 16 54420 0.0064 0.1983 -0.23328 2007 11 17 54421 0.0035 0.1991 -0.23438 2007 11 18 54422 0.0007 0.2000 -0.23574 2007 11 19 54423 -0.0022 0.2009 -0.23735 2007 11 20 54424 -0.0050 0.2018 -0.23916 2007 11 21 54425 -0.0078 0.2028 -0.24106 2007 11 22 54426 -0.0106 0.2038 -0.24289 2007 11 23 54427 -0.0134 0.2049 -0.24452 2007 11 24 54428 -0.0162 0.2060 -0.24586 2007 11 25 54429 -0.0189 0.2072 -0.24690 2007 11 26 54430 -0.0216 0.2084 -0.24775 2007 11 27 54431 -0.0244 0.2096 -0.24853 2007 11 28 54432 -0.0271 0.2109 -0.24940 2007 11 29 54433 -0.0297 0.2122 -0.25045 2007 11 30 54434 -0.0324 0.2136 -0.25170 2007 12 1 54435 -0.0350 0.2150 -0.25311 2007 12 2 54436 -0.0376 0.2164 -0.25462 2007 12 3 54437 -0.0402 0.2179 -0.25615 2007 12 4 54438 -0.0428 0.2194 -0.25761 2007 12 5 54439 -0.0453 0.2209 -0.25897 2007 12 6 54440 -0.0479 0.2225 -0.26016 2007 12 7 54441 -0.0503 0.2242 -0.26117 2007 12 8 54442 -0.0528 0.2258 -0.26200 2007 12 9 54443 -0.0552 0.2276 -0.26267 2007 12 10 54444 -0.0577 0.2293 -0.26324 2007 12 11 54445 -0.0600 0.2311 -0.26377 2007 12 12 54446 -0.0624 0.2329 -0.26434 2007 12 13 54447 -0.0647 0.2348 -0.26504 2007 12 14 54448 -0.0670 0.2366 -0.26593 2007 12 15 54449 -0.0693 0.2386 -0.26705 2007 12 16 54450 -0.0715 0.2405 -0.26840 2007 12 17 54451 -0.0737 0.2425 -0.26993 2007 12 18 54452 -0.0759 0.2445 -0.27157 2007 12 19 54453 -0.0780 0.2466 -0.27318 2007 12 20 54454 -0.0801 0.2487 -0.27465 2007 12 21 54455 -0.0822 0.2508 -0.27587 2007 12 22 54456 -0.0842 0.2530 -0.27681 2007 12 23 54457 -0.0862 0.2551 -0.27752 2007 12 24 54458 -0.0882 0.2574 -0.27811 2007 12 25 54459 -0.0901 0.2596 -0.27873 2007 12 26 54460 -0.0920 0.2619 -0.27950 2007 12 27 54461 -0.0938 0.2642 -0.28047 2007 12 28 54462 -0.0956 0.2665 -0.28163 2007 12 29 54463 -0.0974 0.2689 -0.28290 2007 12 30 54464 -0.0991 0.2712 -0.28421 2007 12 31 54465 -0.1008 0.2737 -0.28547 2008 1 1 54466 -0.1025 0.2761 -0.28661 2008 1 2 54467 -0.1041 0.2785 -0.28759 2008 1 3 54468 -0.1057 0.2810 -0.28839 2008 1 4 54469 -0.1072 0.2835 -0.28898 2008 1 5 54470 -0.1087 0.2861 -0.28942 2008 1 6 54471 -0.1101 0.2886 -0.28974 2008 1 7 54472 -0.1115 0.2912 -0.29003 2008 1 8 54473 -0.1129 0.2938 -0.29034 2008 1 9 54474 -0.1142 0.2964 -0.29078 2008 1 10 54475 -0.1155 0.2991 -0.29141 2008 1 11 54476 -0.1167 0.3017 -0.29228 2008 1 12 54477 -0.1179 0.3044 -0.29338 2008 1 13 54478 -0.1190 0.3071 -0.29467 2008 1 14 54479 -0.1201 0.3098 -0.29608 2008 1 15 54480 -0.1212 0.3125 -0.29747 2008 1 16 54481 -0.1222 0.3153 -0.29873 2008 1 17 54482 -0.1232 0.3180 -0.29978 2008 1 18 54483 -0.1241 0.3208 -0.30057 2008 1 19 54484 -0.1249 0.3236 -0.30114 2008 1 20 54485 -0.1257 0.3264 -0.30157 2008 1 21 54486 -0.1265 0.3292 -0.30202 2008 1 22 54487 -0.1272 0.3320 -0.30258 2008 1 23 54488 -0.1279 0.3349 -0.30336 2008 1 24 54489 -0.1285 0.3377 -0.30437 2008 1 25 54490 -0.1291 0.3406 -0.30556 2008 1 26 54491 -0.1296 0.3434 -0.30684 2008 1 27 54492 -0.1301 0.3463 -0.30812 2008 1 28 54493 -0.1306 0.3492 -0.30931 2008 1 29 54494 -0.1310 0.3520 -0.31036 2008 1 30 54495 -0.1313 0.3549 -0.31125 2008 1 31 54496 -0.1316 0.3578 -0.31195 2008 2 1 54497 -0.1318 0.3607 -0.31249 2008 2 2 54498 -0.1320 0.3636 -0.31291 2008 2 3 54499 -0.1321 0.3665 -0.31329 2008 2 4 54500 -0.1322 0.3695 -0.31368 2008 2 5 54501 -0.1323 0.3724 -0.31419 2008 2 6 54502 -0.1323 0.3753 -0.31489 2008 2 7 54503 -0.1322 0.3782 -0.31584 2008 2 8 54504 -0.1321 0.3811 -0.31706 2008 2 9 54505 -0.1319 0.3840 -0.31852 2008 2 10 54506 -0.1317 0.3869 -0.32013 2008 2 11 54507 -0.1315 0.3898 -0.32177 2008 2 12 54508 -0.1312 0.3927 -0.32329 2008 2 13 54509 -0.1308 0.3956 -0.32460 2008 2 14 54510 -0.1304 0.3985 -0.32567 2008 2 15 54511 -0.1300 0.4014 -0.32650 2008 2 16 54512 -0.1295 0.4042 -0.32719 2008 2 17 54513 -0.1289 0.4071 -0.32785 2008 2 18 54514 -0.1283 0.4100 -0.32861 2008 2 19 54515 -0.1277 0.4128 -0.32957 2008 2 20 54516 -0.1270 0.4156 -0.33077 2008 2 21 54517 -0.1262 0.4185 -0.33218 2008 2 22 54518 -0.1254 0.4213 -0.33374 2008 2 23 54519 -0.1246 0.4241 -0.33535 2008 2 24 54520 -0.1237 0.4269 -0.33692 2008 2 25 54521 -0.1228 0.4297 -0.33836 2008 2 26 54522 -0.1218 0.4324 -0.33964 2008 2 27 54523 -0.1207 0.4352 -0.34074 2008 2 28 54524 -0.1197 0.4379 -0.34167 2008 2 29 54525 -0.1185 0.4406 -0.34246 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1174 0.4433 -0.34317 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1161 0.4460 -0.34387 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1149 0.4487 -0.34465 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1136 0.4513 -0.34560 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1122 0.4540 -0.34677 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1108 0.4566 -0.34823 2008 3 7 54532 -0.1094 0.4591 -0.34996 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1079 0.4617 -0.35190 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1063 0.4642 -0.35391 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1047 0.4668 -0.35586 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1031 0.4692 -0.35761 2008 3 12 54537 -0.1015 0.4717 -0.35908 2008 3 13 54538 -0.0998 0.4742 -0.36029 2008 3 14 54539 -0.0980 0.4766 -0.36131 2008 3 15 54540 -0.0962 0.4790 -0.36226 2008 3 16 54541 -0.0944 0.4813 -0.36327 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0925 0.4837 -0.36444 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0906 0.4860 -0.36583 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0886 0.4882 -0.36743 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0867 0.4905 -0.36919 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0846 0.4927 -0.37104 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0826 0.4949 -0.37287 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0804 0.4970 -0.37461 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0783 0.4992 -0.37619 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0761 0.5013 -0.37759 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0739 0.5033 -0.37879 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0717 0.5053 -0.37981 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0694 0.5073 -0.38072 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0670 0.5093 -0.38156 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0647 0.5112 -0.38242 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0623 0.5131 -0.38338 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0599 0.5149 -0.38450 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0574 0.5167 -0.38583 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0549 0.5185 -0.38740 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0524 0.5203 -0.38916 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0499 0.5220 -0.39103 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0473 0.5236 -0.39285 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0447 0.5252 -0.39448 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0421 0.5268 -0.39583 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0394 0.5284 -0.39685 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0367 0.5299 -0.39761 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0340 0.5313 -0.39823 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0313 0.5327 -0.39885 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0285 0.5341 -0.39959 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0257 0.5354 -0.40051 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0229 0.5367 -0.40161 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0201 0.5380 -0.40282 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0172 0.5392 -0.40408 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0144 0.5404 -0.40531 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0115 0.5415 -0.40643 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0085 0.5426 -0.40740 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0056 0.5436 -0.40821 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0027 0.5446 -0.40884 2008 4 23 54579 0.0003 0.5455 -0.40933 2008 4 24 54580 0.0033 0.5464 -0.40969 2008 4 25 54581 0.0063 0.5473 -0.40998 2008 4 26 54582 0.0093 0.5481 -0.41022 2008 4 27 54583 0.0124 0.5489 -0.41048 2008 4 28 54584 0.0154 0.5496 -0.41087 2008 4 29 54585 0.0185 0.5502 -0.41148 2008 4 30 54586 0.0215 0.5509 -0.41232 2008 5 1 54587 0.0246 0.5515 -0.41344 2008 5 2 54588 0.0277 0.5520 -0.41473 2008 5 3 54589 0.0308 0.5525 -0.41620 2008 5 4 54590 0.0339 0.5529 -0.41773 2008 5 5 54591 0.0370 0.5533 -0.41918 2008 5 6 54592 0.0401 0.5536 -0.42044 2008 5 7 54593 0.0433 0.5539 -0.42147 2008 5 8 54594 0.0464 0.5542 -0.42237 2008 5 9 54595 0.0495 0.5544 -0.42324 2008 5 10 54596 0.0527 0.5545 -0.42420 2008 5 11 54597 0.0558 0.5547 -0.42534 2008 5 12 54598 0.0590 0.5547 -0.42670 2008 5 13 54599 0.0621 0.5547 -0.42821 2008 5 14 54600 0.0653 0.5547 -0.42980 2008 5 15 54601 0.0684 0.5546 -0.43139 2008 5 16 54602 0.0716 0.5545 -0.43293 2008 5 17 54603 0.0747 0.5543 -0.43435 2008 5 18 54604 0.0779 0.5541 -0.43560 2008 5 19 54605 0.0810 0.5538 -0.43666 2008 5 20 54606 0.0842 0.5535 -0.43754 2008 5 21 54607 0.0873 0.5531 -0.43829 2008 5 22 54608 0.0904 0.5527 -0.43893 2008 5 23 54609 0.0935 0.5522 -0.43958 2008 5 24 54610 0.0966 0.5517 -0.44028 2008 5 25 54611 0.0997 0.5512 -0.44104 2008 5 26 54612 0.1028 0.5506 -0.44197 2008 5 27 54613 0.1059 0.5499 -0.44308 2008 5 28 54614 0.1090 0.5492 -0.44433 2008 5 29 54615 0.1121 0.5485 -0.44572 2008 5 30 54616 0.1151 0.5477 -0.44723 2008 5 31 54617 0.1181 0.5468 -0.44871 2008 6 1 54618 0.1212 0.5460 -0.44999 2008 6 2 54619 0.1242 0.5450 -0.45103 2008 6 3 54620 0.1272 0.5441 -0.45184 2008 6 4 54621 0.1301 0.5430 -0.45233 2008 6 5 54622 0.1331 0.5420 -0.45270 2008 6 6 54623 0.1360 0.5409 -0.45311 2008 6 7 54624 0.1389 0.5397 -0.45364 2008 6 8 54625 0.1418 0.5385 -0.45428 2008 6 9 54626 0.1447 0.5373 -0.45510 2008 6 10 54627 0.1476 0.5360 -0.45595 2008 6 11 54628 0.1504 0.5347 -0.45675 2008 6 12 54629 0.1532 0.5333 -0.45742 2008 6 13 54630 0.1560 0.5319 -0.45794 2008 6 14 54631 0.1588 0.5304 -0.45826 2008 6 15 54632 0.1615 0.5289 -0.45834 2008 6 16 54633 0.1642 0.5274 -0.45831 2008 6 17 54634 0.1669 0.5258 -0.45815 2008 6 18 54635 0.1696 0.5242 -0.45792 2008 6 19 54636 0.1722 0.5225 -0.45767 2008 6 20 54637 0.1748 0.5208 -0.45747 2008 6 21 54638 0.1774 0.5191 -0.45736 2008 6 22 54639 0.1800 0.5173 -0.45731 2008 6 23 54640 0.1825 0.5155 -0.45742 2008 6 24 54641 0.1850 0.5137 -0.45773 2008 6 25 54642 0.1874 0.5118 -0.45818 2008 6 26 54643 0.1898 0.5098 -0.45874 2008 6 27 54644 0.1922 0.5079 -0.45931 2008 6 28 54645 0.1946 0.5059 -0.45979 2008 6 29 54646 0.1969 0.5038 -0.46006 2008 6 30 54647 0.1992 0.5018 -0.46012 2008 7 1 54648 0.2014 0.4997 -0.45998 2008 7 2 54649 0.2037 0.4975 -0.45967 2008 7 3 54650 0.2058 0.4954 -0.45931 2008 7 4 54651 0.2080 0.4932 -0.45912 2008 7 5 54652 0.2101 0.4909 -0.45918 2008 7 6 54653 0.2121 0.4886 -0.45938 2008 7 7 54654 0.2142 0.4863 -0.45982 2008 7 8 54655 0.2162 0.4840 -0.46036 2008 7 9 54656 0.2181 0.4817 -0.46085 2008 7 10 54657 0.2200 0.4793 -0.46122 2008 7 11 54658 0.2219 0.4769 -0.46141 2008 7 12 54659 0.2237 0.4744 -0.46138 2008 7 13 54660 0.2255 0.4719 -0.46116 2008 7 14 54661 0.2272 0.4694 -0.46072 2008 7 15 54662 0.2289 0.4669 -0.46018 2008 7 16 54663 0.2306 0.4644 -0.45956 2008 7 17 54664 0.2322 0.4618 -0.45890 2008 7 18 54665 0.2337 0.4592 -0.45833 2008 7 19 54666 0.2353 0.4566 -0.45794 2008 7 20 54667 0.2367 0.4539 -0.45774 2008 7 21 54668 0.2382 0.4512 -0.45774 2008 7 22 54669 0.2395 0.4485 -0.45791 2008 7 23 54670 0.2409 0.4458 -0.45821 2008 7 24 54671 0.2422 0.4431 -0.45851 2008 7 25 54672 0.2434 0.4404 -0.45870 2008 7 26 54673 0.2446 0.4376 -0.45871 2008 7 27 54674 0.2458 0.4348 -0.45850 2008 7 28 54675 0.2469 0.4320 -0.45812 2008 7 29 54676 0.2479 0.4292 -0.45758 2008 7 30 54677 0.2489 0.4263 -0.45698 2008 7 31 54678 0.2499 0.4235 -0.45643 2008 8 1 54679 0.2508 0.4206 -0.45605 2008 8 2 54680 0.2516 0.4178 -0.45590 2008 8 3 54681 0.2524 0.4149 -0.45595 2008 8 4 54682 0.2532 0.4120 -0.45610 2008 8 5 54683 0.2539 0.4090 -0.45635 2008 8 6 54684 0.2546 0.4061 -0.45654 2008 8 7 54685 0.2552 0.4032 -0.45660 2008 8 8 54686 0.2557 0.4002 -0.45651 2008 8 9 54687 0.2562 0.3973 -0.45615 2008 8 10 54688 0.2567 0.3943 -0.45568 2008 8 11 54689 0.2571 0.3914 -0.45511 2008 8 12 54690 0.2574 0.3884 -0.45447 2008 8 13 54691 0.2577 0.3854 -0.45387 2008 8 14 54692 0.2580 0.3825 -0.45337 2008 8 15 54693 0.2582 0.3795 -0.45310 2008 8 16 54694 0.2583 0.3765 -0.45303 2008 8 17 54695 0.2584 0.3735 -0.45317 2008 8 18 54696 0.2585 0.3705 -0.45350 2008 8 19 54697 0.2585 0.3675 -0.45395 2008 8 20 54698 0.2584 0.3645 -0.45449 2008 8 21 54699 0.2583 0.3615 -0.45500 2008 8 22 54700 0.2581 0.3586 -0.45540 2008 8 23 54701 0.2579 0.3556 -0.45564 2008 8 24 54702 0.2577 0.3526 -0.45573 2008 8 25 54703 0.2574 0.3496 -0.45567 2008 8 26 54704 0.2570 0.3467 -0.45558 2008 8 27 54705 0.2566 0.3437 -0.45557 2008 8 28 54706 0.2561 0.3407 -0.45571 2008 8 29 54707 0.2556 0.3378 -0.45606 2008 8 30 54708 0.2550 0.3348 -0.45662 2008 8 31 54709 0.2544 0.3319 -0.45736 2008 9 1 54710 0.2537 0.3290 -0.45815 2008 9 2 54711 0.2530 0.3261 -0.45892 2008 9 3 54712 0.2522 0.3232 -0.45958 2008 9 4 54713 0.2514 0.3203 -0.46007 2008 9 5 54714 0.2505 0.3174 -0.46041 2008 9 6 54715 0.2496 0.3145 -0.46065 2008 9 7 54716 0.2487 0.3117 -0.46090 2008 9 8 54717 0.2476 0.3089 -0.46114 2008 9 9 54718 0.2466 0.3060 -0.46137 2008 9 10 54719 0.2455 0.3032 -0.46169 2008 9 11 54720 0.2443 0.3005 -0.46216 2008 9 12 54721 0.2431 0.2977 -0.46284 2008 9 13 54722 0.2418 0.2949 -0.46372 2008 9 14 54723 0.2405 0.2922 -0.46478 2008 9 15 54724 0.2392 0.2895 -0.46597 2008 9 16 54725 0.2378 0.2868 -0.46726 2008 9 17 54726 0.2363 0.2842 -0.46854 2008 9 18 54727 0.2348 0.2815 -0.46971 2008 9 19 54728 0.2333 0.2789 -0.47072 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) 54344 -69.28 .18 -6.63 .34 54345 -69.47 .18 -6.71 .34 54346 -69.43 .15 -6.74 .11 54347 -69.25 .11 -6.74 .16 54348 -69.02 .11 -6.76 .17 54349 -68.80 .11 -6.79 .17 54350 -68.59 .11 -6.81 .17 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54344 -0.173 0.072 -0.365 0.340 54345 -0.189 0.072 -0.347 0.340 54346 -0.206 0.060 -0.370 0.110 54347 -0.212 0.044 -0.405 0.160 54348 -0.189 0.044 -0.436 0.170 54349 -0.144 0.044 -0.438 0.170 54350 -0.109 0.044 -0.414 0.170 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.