********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 31 January 2008 Vol. XXI No. 005 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.3 seconds beginning 29 November 2007 at 0000 UTC Beginning 1 January 2006: TAI-UTC(BIPM) = 33.000 000 seconds ********************************************************************** * There will NOT be a leap second introduced * * in UTC on 30 June 2008. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 8 1 25 54490 -.11666 .00009 .31152 .00010 -.294088 .000014 8 1 26 54491 -.11746 .00009 .31389 .00010 -.295595 .000013 8 1 27 54492 -.11787 .00009 .31650 .00010 -.297131 .000014 8 1 28 54493 -.11806 .00009 .31931 .00010 -.298585 .000032 8 1 29 54494 -.11853 .00009 .32182 .00010 -.299921 .000037 8 1 30 54495 -.11918 .00009 .32410 .00010 -.301069 .000048 8 1 31 54496 -.11965 .00009 .32651 .00010 -.301953 .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 = .0507 - .0847 cos A - .0484 sin A - .0963 cos C + .0249 sin C y = .3525 - .0487 cos A + .0787 sin A + .0249 cos C + .0963 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3086 - .00085 (MJD - 54504) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54496)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54496)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54497) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54496)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54496)**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) 2008 2 1 54497 -0.1201 0.3290 -0.30259 2008 2 2 54498 -0.1205 0.3317 -0.30308 2008 2 3 54499 -0.1208 0.3345 -0.30351 2008 2 4 54500 -0.1210 0.3373 -0.30399 2008 2 5 54501 -0.1212 0.3401 -0.30457 2008 2 6 54502 -0.1214 0.3428 -0.30532 2008 2 7 54503 -0.1215 0.3455 -0.30629 2008 2 8 54504 -0.1216 0.3483 -0.30750 2008 2 9 54505 -0.1217 0.3511 -0.30896 2008 2 10 54506 -0.1217 0.3539 -0.31059 2008 2 11 54507 -0.1216 0.3567 -0.31225 2008 2 12 54508 -0.1215 0.3596 -0.31381 2008 2 13 54509 -0.1214 0.3624 -0.31519 2008 2 14 54510 -0.1213 0.3653 -0.31636 2008 2 15 54511 -0.1211 0.3681 -0.31731 2008 2 16 54512 -0.1208 0.3710 -0.31812 2008 2 17 54513 -0.1205 0.3738 -0.31887 2008 2 18 54514 -0.1201 0.3767 -0.31968 2008 2 19 54515 -0.1197 0.3796 -0.32067 2008 2 20 54516 -0.1192 0.3824 -0.32189 2008 2 21 54517 -0.1187 0.3853 -0.32330 2008 2 22 54518 -0.1182 0.3881 -0.32485 2008 2 23 54519 -0.1176 0.3910 -0.32645 2008 2 24 54520 -0.1169 0.3938 -0.32801 2008 2 25 54521 -0.1162 0.3967 -0.32948 2008 2 26 54522 -0.1155 0.3995 -0.33079 2008 2 27 54523 -0.1147 0.4023 -0.33192 2008 2 28 54524 -0.1138 0.4051 -0.33287 2008 2 29 54525 -0.1129 0.4079 -0.33367 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1120 0.4107 -0.33437 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1110 0.4135 -0.33506 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1100 0.4163 -0.33582 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1089 0.4190 -0.33673 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1078 0.4218 -0.33786 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1066 0.4245 -0.33926 2008 3 7 54532 -0.1054 0.4272 -0.34090 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1041 0.4299 -0.34274 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1028 0.4326 -0.34464 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1014 0.4352 -0.34645 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1000 0.4378 -0.34806 2008 3 12 54537 -0.0986 0.4405 -0.34940 2008 3 13 54538 -0.0971 0.4430 -0.35048 2008 3 14 54539 -0.0955 0.4456 -0.35139 2008 3 15 54540 -0.0939 0.4482 -0.35223 2008 3 16 54541 -0.0923 0.4507 -0.35315 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0907 0.4532 -0.35423 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0889 0.4556 -0.35554 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0872 0.4581 -0.35708 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0854 0.4605 -0.35877 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0836 0.4629 -0.36054 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0817 0.4653 -0.36229 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0798 0.4676 -0.36393 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0778 0.4699 -0.36541 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0758 0.4722 -0.36668 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0738 0.4744 -0.36776 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0717 0.4766 -0.36865 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0696 0.4788 -0.36942 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0675 0.4810 -0.37014 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0653 0.4831 -0.37088 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0631 0.4852 -0.37172 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0608 0.4872 -0.37274 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0585 0.4892 -0.37401 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0562 0.4912 -0.37553 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0538 0.4931 -0.37729 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0515 0.4950 -0.37920 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0490 0.4969 -0.38110 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0466 0.4987 -0.38284 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0441 0.5005 -0.38431 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0416 0.5023 -0.38547 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0391 0.5040 -0.38638 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0365 0.5057 -0.38715 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0339 0.5073 -0.38793 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0313 0.5089 -0.38883 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0286 0.5105 -0.38993 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0259 0.5120 -0.39121 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0232 0.5135 -0.39265 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0205 0.5149 -0.39417 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0178 0.5163 -0.39568 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0150 0.5177 -0.39712 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0122 0.5190 -0.39841 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0094 0.5202 -0.39952 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0065 0.5215 -0.40042 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0037 0.5226 -0.40115 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0008 0.5238 -0.40175 2008 4 25 54581 0.0021 0.5248 -0.40227 2008 4 26 54582 0.0050 0.5259 -0.40279 2008 4 27 54583 0.0080 0.5269 -0.40339 2008 4 28 54584 0.0109 0.5278 -0.40413 2008 4 29 54585 0.0139 0.5288 -0.40506 2008 4 30 54586 0.0169 0.5296 -0.40623 2008 5 1 54587 0.0199 0.5304 -0.40763 2008 5 2 54588 0.0229 0.5312 -0.40920 2008 5 3 54589 0.0259 0.5319 -0.41082 2008 5 4 54590 0.0289 0.5326 -0.41237 2008 5 5 54591 0.0320 0.5332 -0.41369 2008 5 6 54592 0.0350 0.5338 -0.41471 2008 5 7 54593 0.0381 0.5343 -0.41544 2008 5 8 54594 0.0412 0.5348 -0.41597 2008 5 9 54595 0.0442 0.5353 -0.41645 2008 5 10 54596 0.0473 0.5357 -0.41701 2008 5 11 54597 0.0504 0.5360 -0.41775 2008 5 12 54598 0.0535 0.5363 -0.41867 2008 5 13 54599 0.0566 0.5366 -0.41975 2008 5 14 54600 0.0597 0.5368 -0.42089 2008 5 15 54601 0.0628 0.5369 -0.42203 2008 5 16 54602 0.0659 0.5370 -0.42307 2008 5 17 54603 0.0690 0.5371 -0.42397 2008 5 18 54604 0.0721 0.5371 -0.42469 2008 5 19 54605 0.0753 0.5370 -0.42523 2008 5 20 54606 0.0784 0.5369 -0.42557 2008 5 21 54607 0.0815 0.5368 -0.42576 2008 5 22 54608 0.0846 0.5366 -0.42584 2008 5 23 54609 0.0877 0.5364 -0.42591 2008 5 24 54610 0.0908 0.5361 -0.42602 2008 5 25 54611 0.0939 0.5358 -0.42624 2008 5 26 54612 0.0969 0.5354 -0.42663 2008 5 27 54613 0.1000 0.5350 -0.42722 2008 5 28 54614 0.1031 0.5345 -0.42801 2008 5 29 54615 0.1062 0.5340 -0.42898 2008 5 30 54616 0.1092 0.5334 -0.43004 2008 5 31 54617 0.1123 0.5328 -0.43108 2008 6 1 54618 0.1153 0.5322 -0.43196 2008 6 2 54619 0.1183 0.5315 -0.43259 2008 6 3 54620 0.1213 0.5307 -0.43293 2008 6 4 54621 0.1243 0.5299 -0.43304 2008 6 5 54622 0.1273 0.5291 -0.43305 2008 6 6 54623 0.1302 0.5282 -0.43310 2008 6 7 54624 0.1332 0.5272 -0.43331 2008 6 8 54625 0.1361 0.5262 -0.43372 2008 6 9 54626 0.1390 0.5252 -0.43430 2008 6 10 54627 0.1419 0.5241 -0.43499 2008 6 11 54628 0.1448 0.5230 -0.43567 2008 6 12 54629 0.1477 0.5219 -0.43626 2008 6 13 54630 0.1505 0.5207 -0.43671 2008 6 14 54631 0.1533 0.5194 -0.43697 2008 6 15 54632 0.1561 0.5181 -0.43703 2008 6 16 54633 0.1589 0.5168 -0.43690 2008 6 17 54634 0.1616 0.5154 -0.43660 2008 6 18 54635 0.1644 0.5140 -0.43619 2008 6 19 54636 0.1671 0.5125 -0.43574 2008 6 20 54637 0.1697 0.5110 -0.43533 2008 6 21 54638 0.1724 0.5095 -0.43503 2008 6 22 54639 0.1750 0.5079 -0.43488 2008 6 23 54640 0.1776 0.5062 -0.43493 2008 6 24 54641 0.1802 0.5046 -0.43518 2008 6 25 54642 0.1827 0.5029 -0.43558 2008 6 26 54643 0.1852 0.5011 -0.43610 2008 6 27 54644 0.1877 0.4993 -0.43662 2008 6 28 54645 0.1901 0.4975 -0.43704 2008 6 29 54646 0.1925 0.4957 -0.43725 2008 6 30 54647 0.1949 0.4938 -0.43722 2008 7 1 54648 0.1973 0.4918 -0.43695 2008 7 2 54649 0.1996 0.4898 -0.43655 2008 7 3 54650 0.2019 0.4878 -0.43615 2008 7 4 54651 0.2041 0.4858 -0.43588 2008 7 5 54652 0.2063 0.4837 -0.43584 2008 7 6 54653 0.2085 0.4816 -0.43602 2008 7 7 54654 0.2106 0.4795 -0.43635 2008 7 8 54655 0.2128 0.4773 -0.43673 2008 7 9 54656 0.2148 0.4751 -0.43705 2008 7 10 54657 0.2168 0.4728 -0.43725 2008 7 11 54658 0.2188 0.4706 -0.43725 2008 7 12 54659 0.2208 0.4683 -0.43706 2008 7 13 54660 0.2227 0.4659 -0.43668 2008 7 14 54661 0.2246 0.4636 -0.43613 2008 7 15 54662 0.2264 0.4612 -0.43547 2008 7 16 54663 0.2282 0.4587 -0.43477 2008 7 17 54664 0.2299 0.4563 -0.43409 2008 7 18 54665 0.2316 0.4538 -0.43353 2008 7 19 54666 0.2333 0.4513 -0.43314 2008 7 20 54667 0.2349 0.4488 -0.43295 2008 7 21 54668 0.2365 0.4462 -0.43297 2008 7 22 54669 0.2380 0.4437 -0.43318 2008 7 23 54670 0.2395 0.4411 -0.43351 2008 7 24 54671 0.2410 0.4384 -0.43385 2008 7 25 54672 0.2424 0.4358 -0.43411 2008 7 26 54673 0.2437 0.4331 -0.43419 2008 7 27 54674 0.2450 0.4305 -0.43404 2008 7 28 54675 0.2463 0.4277 -0.43366 2008 7 29 54676 0.2475 0.4250 -0.43311 2008 7 30 54677 0.2487 0.4223 -0.43251 2008 7 31 54678 0.2498 0.4195 -0.43199 2008 8 1 54679 0.2509 0.4167 -0.43165 2008 8 2 54680 0.2519 0.4139 -0.43152 2008 8 3 54681 0.2529 0.4111 -0.43158 2008 8 4 54682 0.2538 0.4083 -0.43172 2008 8 5 54683 0.2547 0.4055 -0.43182 2008 8 6 54684 0.2555 0.4026 -0.43179 2008 8 7 54685 0.2563 0.3997 -0.43158 2008 8 8 54686 0.2570 0.3969 -0.43115 2008 8 9 54687 0.2577 0.3940 -0.43054 2008 8 10 54688 0.2584 0.3911 -0.42979 2008 8 11 54689 0.2590 0.3882 -0.42895 2008 8 12 54690 0.2595 0.3852 -0.42809 2008 8 13 54691 0.2600 0.3823 -0.42727 2008 8 14 54692 0.2604 0.3794 -0.42657 2008 8 15 54693 0.2608 0.3764 -0.42607 2008 8 16 54694 0.2612 0.3735 -0.42581 2008 8 17 54695 0.2615 0.3705 -0.42583 2008 8 18 54696 0.2617 0.3676 -0.42611 2008 8 19 54697 0.2619 0.3646 -0.42660 2008 8 20 54698 0.2620 0.3617 -0.42718 2008 8 21 54699 0.2621 0.3587 -0.42774 2008 8 22 54700 0.2622 0.3557 -0.42817 2008 8 23 54701 0.2621 0.3528 -0.42840 2008 8 24 54702 0.2621 0.3498 -0.42842 2008 8 25 54703 0.2620 0.3469 -0.42828 2008 8 26 54704 0.2618 0.3439 -0.42808 2008 8 27 54705 0.2616 0.3409 -0.42797 2008 8 28 54706 0.2613 0.3380 -0.42806 2008 8 29 54707 0.2610 0.3350 -0.42843 2008 8 30 54708 0.2607 0.3321 -0.42906 2008 8 31 54709 0.2602 0.3292 -0.42990 2008 9 1 54710 0.2598 0.3262 -0.43083 2008 9 2 54711 0.2593 0.3233 -0.43174 2008 9 3 54712 0.2587 0.3204 -0.43253 2008 9 4 54713 0.2581 0.3175 -0.43315 2008 9 5 54714 0.2574 0.3146 -0.43361 2008 9 6 54715 0.2567 0.3117 -0.43391 2008 9 7 54716 0.2560 0.3088 -0.43411 2008 9 8 54717 0.2552 0.3060 -0.43423 2008 9 9 54718 0.2543 0.3031 -0.43433 2008 9 10 54719 0.2534 0.3003 -0.43454 2008 9 11 54720 0.2525 0.2974 -0.43495 2008 9 12 54721 0.2515 0.2946 -0.43558 2008 9 13 54722 0.2504 0.2918 -0.43648 2008 9 14 54723 0.2493 0.2891 -0.43765 2008 9 15 54724 0.2482 0.2863 -0.43908 2008 9 16 54725 0.2470 0.2836 -0.44063 2008 9 17 54726 0.2458 0.2809 -0.44214 2008 9 18 54727 0.2445 0.2782 -0.44354 2008 9 19 54728 0.2432 0.2755 -0.44477 2008 9 20 54729 0.2418 0.2728 -0.44573 2008 9 21 54730 0.2404 0.2702 -0.44647 2008 9 22 54731 0.2389 0.2676 -0.44710 2008 9 23 54732 0.2374 0.2650 -0.44771 2008 9 24 54733 0.2359 0.2624 -0.44845 2008 9 25 54734 0.2343 0.2599 -0.44938 2008 9 26 54735 0.2326 0.2573 -0.45055 2008 9 27 54736 0.2310 0.2548 -0.45193 2008 9 28 54737 0.2293 0.2524 -0.45341 2008 9 29 54738 0.2275 0.2499 -0.45486 2008 9 30 54739 0.2257 0.2475 -0.45619 2008 10 1 54740 0.2239 0.2451 -0.45735 2008 10 2 54741 0.2220 0.2428 -0.45828 2008 10 3 54742 0.2201 0.2405 -0.45898 2008 10 4 54743 0.2181 0.2382 -0.45955 2008 10 5 54744 0.2161 0.2359 -0.46003 2008 10 6 54745 0.2141 0.2337 -0.46051 2008 10 7 54746 0.2120 0.2315 -0.46103 2008 10 8 54747 0.2099 0.2293 -0.46164 2008 10 9 54748 0.2078 0.2272 -0.46235 2008 10 10 54749 0.2056 0.2251 -0.46328 2008 10 11 54750 0.2034 0.2230 -0.46449 2008 10 12 54751 0.2011 0.2210 -0.46598 2008 10 13 54752 0.1988 0.2190 -0.46768 2008 10 14 54753 0.1965 0.2170 -0.46942 2008 10 15 54754 0.1942 0.2151 -0.47104 2008 10 16 54755 0.1918 0.2132 -0.47249 2008 10 17 54756 0.1894 0.2113 -0.47376 2008 10 18 54757 0.1870 0.2095 -0.47487 2008 10 19 54758 0.1845 0.2077 -0.47585 2008 10 20 54759 0.1820 0.2060 -0.47680 2008 10 21 54760 0.1795 0.2043 -0.47784 2008 10 22 54761 0.1769 0.2027 -0.47907 2008 10 23 54762 0.1743 0.2010 -0.48052 2008 10 24 54763 0.1717 0.1995 -0.48217 2008 10 25 54764 0.1691 0.1979 -0.48392 2008 10 26 54765 0.1664 0.1964 -0.48562 2008 10 27 54766 0.1637 0.1950 -0.48722 2008 10 28 54767 0.1610 0.1936 -0.48878 2008 10 29 54768 0.1583 0.1922 -0.49031 2008 10 30 54769 0.1555 0.1909 -0.49166 2008 10 31 54770 0.1528 0.1896 -0.49283 2008 11 1 54771 0.1500 0.1883 -0.49388 2008 11 2 54772 0.1472 0.1871 -0.49483 2008 11 3 54773 0.1443 0.1860 -0.49583 2008 11 4 54774 0.1415 0.1849 -0.49694 2008 11 5 54775 0.1386 0.1838 -0.49817 2008 11 6 54776 0.1357 0.1828 -0.49954 2008 11 7 54777 0.1328 0.1818 -0.50097 2008 11 8 54778 0.1299 0.1809 -0.50253 2008 11 9 54779 0.1269 0.1800 -0.50422 2008 11 10 54780 0.1240 0.1792 -0.50596 2008 11 11 54781 0.1210 0.1784 -0.50762 2008 11 12 54782 0.1181 0.1777 -0.50916 2008 11 13 54783 0.1151 0.1770 -0.51052 2008 11 14 54784 0.1121 0.1763 -0.51163 2008 11 15 54785 0.1091 0.1757 -0.51251 2008 11 16 54786 0.1061 0.1752 -0.51330 2008 11 17 54787 0.1030 0.1747 -0.51409 2008 11 18 54788 0.1000 0.1742 -0.51504 2008 11 19 54789 0.0970 0.1738 -0.51617 2008 11 20 54790 0.0939 0.1734 -0.51747 2008 11 21 54791 0.0909 0.1731 -0.51886 2008 11 22 54792 0.0878 0.1728 -0.52021 2008 11 23 54793 0.0848 0.1726 -0.52146 2008 11 24 54794 0.0817 0.1724 -0.52257 2008 11 25 54795 0.0787 0.1723 -0.52354 2008 11 26 54796 0.0756 0.1722 -0.52433 2008 11 27 54797 0.0726 0.1722 -0.52493 2008 11 28 54798 0.0695 0.1722 -0.52540 2008 11 29 54799 0.0664 0.1723 -0.52583 2008 11 30 54800 0.0634 0.1724 -0.52629 2008 12 1 54801 0.0603 0.1726 -0.52683 2008 12 2 54802 0.0573 0.1728 -0.52750 2008 12 3 54803 0.0542 0.1730 -0.52829 2008 12 4 54804 0.0512 0.1733 -0.52924 2008 12 5 54805 0.0482 0.1737 -0.53040 2008 12 6 54806 0.0451 0.1741 -0.53172 2008 12 7 54807 0.0421 0.1745 -0.53324 2008 12 8 54808 0.0391 0.1750 -0.53487 2008 12 9 54809 0.0361 0.1756 -0.53646 2008 12 10 54810 0.0331 0.1762 -0.53789 2008 12 11 54811 0.0302 0.1768 -0.53904 2008 12 12 54812 0.0272 0.1775 -0.53988 2008 12 13 54813 0.0243 0.1782 -0.54053 2008 12 14 54814 0.0213 0.1790 -0.54112 2008 12 15 54815 0.0184 0.1798 -0.54179 2008 12 16 54816 0.0155 0.1807 -0.54261 2008 12 17 54817 0.0126 0.1816 -0.54355 2008 12 18 54818 0.0097 0.1825 -0.54453 2008 12 19 54819 0.0069 0.1835 -0.54554 2008 12 20 54820 0.0040 0.1846 -0.54649 2008 12 21 54821 0.0012 0.1857 -0.54731 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0016 0.1868 -0.54791 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0044 0.1880 -0.54831 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0071 0.1892 -0.54856 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0099 0.1905 -0.54866 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0126 0.1918 -0.54866 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0153 0.1931 -0.54868 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0179 0.1945 -0.54883 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0206 0.1960 -0.54910 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0232 0.1974 -0.54944 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0258 0.1990 -0.54988 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0283 0.2005 -0.55046 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0309 0.2021 -0.55110 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0334 0.2037 -0.55181 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0358 0.2054 -0.55257 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0383 0.2071 -0.55336 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0407 0.2089 -0.55405 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0431 0.2107 -0.55456 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0454 0.2125 -0.55489 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0478 0.2144 -0.55508 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0501 0.2163 -0.55527 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0523 0.2182 -0.55555 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0545 0.2202 -0.55596 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0567 0.2222 -0.55660 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0589 0.2242 -0.55742 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0610 0.2263 -0.55831 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0631 0.2284 -0.55917 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0651 0.2306 -0.55987 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0671 0.2327 -0.56042 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0691 0.2349 -0.56078 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0710 0.2372 -0.56097 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0729 0.2394 -0.56101 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0748 0.2417 -0.56093 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0766 0.2441 -0.56078 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0783 0.2464 -0.56058 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0801 0.2488 -0.56048 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0818 0.2512 -0.56056 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0834 0.2536 -0.56083 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0850 0.2561 -0.56134 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0866 0.2586 -0.56201 2009 1 30 54861 -0.0881 0.2611 -0.56291 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) 54470 -60.19 .32 -3.07 .28 54471 -60.19 .27 -3.23 .23 54472 -60.26 .32 -3.26 .28 54473 -60.26 .12 -3.11 .34 54474 -60.10 .18 -2.92 .34 54475 -59.85 .18 -2.80 .34 54476 -59.65 .18 -2.81 .34 54477 -59.60 .23 -2.87 .10 54478 -59.69 .19 -2.92 .34 54479 -59.85 .19 -2.90 .34 54480 -60.04 .14 -2.80 .34 54481 -60.27 .11 -2.68 .34 54482 -60.51 .11 -2.60 .34 54483 -60.70 .11 -2.67 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54470 -0.080 0.127 -0.029 0.280 54471 -0.061 0.107 -0.030 0.230 54472 -0.044 0.127 -0.011 0.280 54473 -0.029 0.048 0.026 0.340 54474 -0.027 0.072 0.034 0.340 54475 -0.042 0.072 0.042 0.340 54476 -0.054 0.072 0.039 0.340 54477 -0.059 0.091 0.052 0.100 54478 -0.068 0.076 0.056 0.340 54479 -0.086 0.076 0.061 0.340 54480 -0.104 0.056 0.072 0.340 54481 -0.111 0.044 0.063 0.340 54482 -0.099 0.044 0.054 0.340 54483 -0.088 0.044 0.036 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.