********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 21 February 2008 Vol. XXI No. 008 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.4 seconds beginning 13 March 2008 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 8 2 15 54511 -.12537 .00009 .36714 .00010 -.318231 .000008 8 2 16 54512 -.12531 .00009 .36943 .00009 -.318921 .000009 8 2 17 54513 -.12576 .00009 .37146 .00009 -.319481 .000010 8 2 18 54514 -.12647 .00009 .37392 .00010 -.320083 .000009 8 2 19 54515 -.12698 .00009 .37673 .00010 -.320874 .000010 8 2 20 54516 -.12723 .00009 .37953 .00010 -.321902 .000048 8 2 21 54517 -.12741 .00009 .38218 .00009 -.323142 .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 = .0499 - .0955 cos A - .0226 sin A - .0901 cos C + .0578 sin C y = .3543 - .0245 cos A + .0883 sin A + .0578 cos C + .0901 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3231 - .00084 (MJD - 54525) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54517)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54517)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54518) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54517)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54517)**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 22 54518 -0.1273 0.3849 -0.32452 2008 2 23 54519 -0.1271 0.3875 -0.32590 2008 2 24 54520 -0.1267 0.3901 -0.32717 2008 2 25 54521 -0.1263 0.3928 -0.32828 2008 2 26 54522 -0.1257 0.3955 -0.32917 2008 2 27 54523 -0.1252 0.3983 -0.32984 2008 2 28 54524 -0.1246 0.4011 -0.33030 2008 2 29 54525 -0.1239 0.4039 -0.33061 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1231 0.4067 -0.33084 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1223 0.4095 -0.33109 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1215 0.4123 -0.33147 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1205 0.4151 -0.33208 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1195 0.4179 -0.33297 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1185 0.4207 -0.33416 2008 3 7 54532 -0.1173 0.4235 -0.33567 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1162 0.4262 -0.33743 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1149 0.4290 -0.33931 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1136 0.4318 -0.34113 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1123 0.4345 -0.34277 2008 3 12 54537 -0.1109 0.4372 -0.34416 2008 3 13 54538 -0.1095 0.4400 -0.34531 2008 3 14 54539 -0.1080 0.4426 -0.34628 2008 3 15 54540 -0.1064 0.4453 -0.34721 2008 3 16 54541 -0.1049 0.4480 -0.34821 2008 3 17 54542 -0.1032 0.4506 -0.34939 2008 3 18 54543 -0.1016 0.4532 -0.35078 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0998 0.4558 -0.35239 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0981 0.4584 -0.35414 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0962 0.4609 -0.35597 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0944 0.4634 -0.35777 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0925 0.4659 -0.35947 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0905 0.4684 -0.36101 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0886 0.4708 -0.36235 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0865 0.4732 -0.36351 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0845 0.4756 -0.36451 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0824 0.4779 -0.36542 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0802 0.4802 -0.36630 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0780 0.4825 -0.36720 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0758 0.4848 -0.36821 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0735 0.4870 -0.36941 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0712 0.4892 -0.37084 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0689 0.4913 -0.37254 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0665 0.4934 -0.37447 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0641 0.4955 -0.37654 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0617 0.4975 -0.37860 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0592 0.4995 -0.38049 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0567 0.5015 -0.38209 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0541 0.5034 -0.38338 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0516 0.5053 -0.38440 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0490 0.5071 -0.38529 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0463 0.5090 -0.38619 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0436 0.5107 -0.38722 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0410 0.5124 -0.38843 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0382 0.5141 -0.38985 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0355 0.5158 -0.39142 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0327 0.5174 -0.39308 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0299 0.5189 -0.39474 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0271 0.5205 -0.39633 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0242 0.5219 -0.39778 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0213 0.5234 -0.39904 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0184 0.5248 -0.40010 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0155 0.5261 -0.40097 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0125 0.5274 -0.40168 2008 4 25 54581 -0.0096 0.5286 -0.40232 2008 4 26 54582 -0.0066 0.5299 -0.40294 2008 4 27 54583 -0.0036 0.5310 -0.40362 2008 4 28 54584 -0.0005 0.5321 -0.40443 2008 4 29 54585 0.0025 0.5332 -0.40542 2008 4 30 54586 0.0056 0.5342 -0.40664 2008 5 1 54587 0.0087 0.5352 -0.40809 2008 5 2 54588 0.0118 0.5361 -0.40970 2008 5 3 54589 0.0149 0.5370 -0.41136 2008 5 4 54590 0.0180 0.5378 -0.41294 2008 5 5 54591 0.0211 0.5386 -0.41429 2008 5 6 54592 0.0243 0.5394 -0.41534 2008 5 7 54593 0.0275 0.5401 -0.41609 2008 5 8 54594 0.0306 0.5407 -0.41665 2008 5 9 54595 0.0338 0.5413 -0.41715 2008 5 10 54596 0.0370 0.5418 -0.41774 2008 5 11 54597 0.0402 0.5423 -0.41849 2008 5 12 54598 0.0434 0.5428 -0.41941 2008 5 13 54599 0.0466 0.5432 -0.42048 2008 5 14 54600 0.0499 0.5435 -0.42162 2008 5 15 54601 0.0531 0.5438 -0.42275 2008 5 16 54602 0.0563 0.5441 -0.42380 2008 5 17 54603 0.0596 0.5443 -0.42470 2008 5 18 54604 0.0628 0.5444 -0.42542 2008 5 19 54605 0.0660 0.5445 -0.42593 2008 5 20 54606 0.0693 0.5446 -0.42625 2008 5 21 54607 0.0725 0.5446 -0.42642 2008 5 22 54608 0.0758 0.5445 -0.42650 2008 5 23 54609 0.0790 0.5444 -0.42655 2008 5 24 54610 0.0822 0.5443 -0.42664 2008 5 25 54611 0.0855 0.5441 -0.42686 2008 5 26 54612 0.0887 0.5438 -0.42724 2008 5 27 54613 0.0919 0.5436 -0.42782 2008 5 28 54614 0.0951 0.5432 -0.42860 2008 5 29 54615 0.0983 0.5428 -0.42957 2008 5 30 54616 0.1015 0.5424 -0.43063 2008 5 31 54617 0.1047 0.5419 -0.43166 2008 6 1 54618 0.1079 0.5413 -0.43254 2008 6 2 54619 0.1111 0.5407 -0.43315 2008 6 3 54620 0.1143 0.5401 -0.43347 2008 6 4 54621 0.1174 0.5394 -0.43356 2008 6 5 54622 0.1206 0.5387 -0.43354 2008 6 6 54623 0.1237 0.5379 -0.43357 2008 6 7 54624 0.1268 0.5371 -0.43375 2008 6 8 54625 0.1299 0.5362 -0.43412 2008 6 9 54626 0.1330 0.5353 -0.43470 2008 6 10 54627 0.1360 0.5343 -0.43537 2008 6 11 54628 0.1391 0.5333 -0.43604 2008 6 12 54629 0.1421 0.5322 -0.43663 2008 6 13 54630 0.1451 0.5311 -0.43706 2008 6 14 54631 0.1481 0.5299 -0.43731 2008 6 15 54632 0.1511 0.5287 -0.43736 2008 6 16 54633 0.1541 0.5275 -0.43722 2008 6 17 54634 0.1570 0.5262 -0.43691 2008 6 18 54635 0.1599 0.5248 -0.43649 2008 6 19 54636 0.1628 0.5235 -0.43603 2008 6 20 54637 0.1656 0.5220 -0.43561 2008 6 21 54638 0.1685 0.5206 -0.43530 2008 6 22 54639 0.1713 0.5190 -0.43515 2008 6 23 54640 0.1741 0.5175 -0.43519 2008 6 24 54641 0.1768 0.5159 -0.43543 2008 6 25 54642 0.1795 0.5142 -0.43583 2008 6 26 54643 0.1822 0.5125 -0.43633 2008 6 27 54644 0.1849 0.5108 -0.43684 2008 6 28 54645 0.1875 0.5090 -0.43725 2008 6 29 54646 0.1901 0.5072 -0.43746 2008 6 30 54647 0.1927 0.5054 -0.43741 2008 7 1 54648 0.1953 0.5035 -0.43713 2008 7 2 54649 0.1978 0.5016 -0.43671 2008 7 3 54650 0.2003 0.4996 -0.43630 2008 7 4 54651 0.2027 0.4976 -0.43602 2008 7 5 54652 0.2051 0.4956 -0.43596 2008 7 6 54653 0.2075 0.4935 -0.43612 2008 7 7 54654 0.2098 0.4914 -0.43643 2008 7 8 54655 0.2121 0.4892 -0.43679 2008 7 9 54656 0.2144 0.4870 -0.43710 2008 7 10 54657 0.2166 0.4848 -0.43726 2008 7 11 54658 0.2188 0.4826 -0.43724 2008 7 12 54659 0.2210 0.4803 -0.43702 2008 7 13 54660 0.2231 0.4779 -0.43661 2008 7 14 54661 0.2251 0.4756 -0.43603 2008 7 15 54662 0.2272 0.4732 -0.43534 2008 7 16 54663 0.2292 0.4708 -0.43460 2008 7 17 54664 0.2311 0.4683 -0.43390 2008 7 18 54665 0.2330 0.4659 -0.43331 2008 7 19 54666 0.2349 0.4634 -0.43288 2008 7 20 54667 0.2367 0.4608 -0.43267 2008 7 21 54668 0.2385 0.4583 -0.43268 2008 7 22 54669 0.2402 0.4557 -0.43287 2008 7 23 54670 0.2419 0.4531 -0.43318 2008 7 24 54671 0.2435 0.4504 -0.43352 2008 7 25 54672 0.2451 0.4478 -0.43379 2008 7 26 54673 0.2467 0.4451 -0.43389 2008 7 27 54674 0.2482 0.4423 -0.43377 2008 7 28 54675 0.2497 0.4396 -0.43344 2008 7 29 54676 0.2511 0.4369 -0.43296 2008 7 30 54677 0.2525 0.4341 -0.43245 2008 7 31 54678 0.2538 0.4313 -0.43205 2008 8 1 54679 0.2550 0.4284 -0.43187 2008 8 2 54680 0.2563 0.4256 -0.43194 2008 8 3 54681 0.2574 0.4227 -0.43223 2008 8 4 54682 0.2586 0.4199 -0.43264 2008 8 5 54683 0.2597 0.4170 -0.43306 2008 8 6 54684 0.2607 0.4141 -0.43339 2008 8 7 54685 0.2617 0.4111 -0.43354 2008 8 8 54686 0.2626 0.4082 -0.43350 2008 8 9 54687 0.2635 0.4052 -0.43326 2008 8 10 54688 0.2643 0.4023 -0.43285 2008 8 11 54689 0.2651 0.3993 -0.43232 2008 8 12 54690 0.2658 0.3963 -0.43174 2008 8 13 54691 0.2665 0.3933 -0.43117 2008 8 14 54692 0.2671 0.3903 -0.43070 2008 8 15 54693 0.2677 0.3872 -0.43039 2008 8 16 54694 0.2682 0.3842 -0.43030 2008 8 17 54695 0.2687 0.3811 -0.43044 2008 8 18 54696 0.2691 0.3781 -0.43079 2008 8 19 54697 0.2695 0.3750 -0.43129 2008 8 20 54698 0.2698 0.3720 -0.43183 2008 8 21 54699 0.2701 0.3689 -0.43230 2008 8 22 54700 0.2703 0.3658 -0.43260 2008 8 23 54701 0.2704 0.3628 -0.43265 2008 8 24 54702 0.2706 0.3597 -0.43245 2008 8 25 54703 0.2706 0.3566 -0.43206 2008 8 26 54704 0.2706 0.3535 -0.43159 2008 8 27 54705 0.2706 0.3505 -0.43115 2008 8 28 54706 0.2705 0.3474 -0.43089 2008 8 29 54707 0.2703 0.3443 -0.43086 2008 8 30 54708 0.2701 0.3412 -0.43111 2008 8 31 54709 0.2699 0.3382 -0.43157 2008 9 1 54710 0.2696 0.3351 -0.43216 2008 9 2 54711 0.2692 0.3320 -0.43277 2008 9 3 54712 0.2688 0.3290 -0.43329 2008 9 4 54713 0.2684 0.3259 -0.43366 2008 9 5 54714 0.2679 0.3229 -0.43386 2008 9 6 54715 0.2673 0.3199 -0.43387 2008 9 7 54716 0.2667 0.3168 -0.43374 2008 9 8 54717 0.2660 0.3138 -0.43352 2008 9 9 54718 0.2653 0.3108 -0.43328 2008 9 10 54719 0.2646 0.3078 -0.43310 2008 9 11 54720 0.2638 0.3049 -0.43306 2008 9 12 54721 0.2629 0.3019 -0.43322 2008 9 13 54722 0.2620 0.2989 -0.43362 2008 9 14 54723 0.2610 0.2960 -0.43428 2008 9 15 54724 0.2600 0.2931 -0.43516 2008 9 16 54725 0.2590 0.2902 -0.43616 2008 9 17 54726 0.2578 0.2873 -0.43716 2008 9 18 54727 0.2567 0.2844 -0.43805 2008 9 19 54728 0.2555 0.2815 -0.43874 2008 9 20 54729 0.2542 0.2787 -0.43924 2008 9 21 54730 0.2529 0.2759 -0.43959 2008 9 22 54731 0.2516 0.2731 -0.43989 2008 9 23 54732 0.2502 0.2703 -0.44028 2008 9 24 54733 0.2488 0.2675 -0.44085 2008 9 25 54734 0.2473 0.2648 -0.44166 2008 9 26 54735 0.2458 0.2621 -0.44271 2008 9 27 54736 0.2442 0.2594 -0.44394 2008 9 28 54737 0.2426 0.2567 -0.44524 2008 9 29 54738 0.2409 0.2541 -0.44652 2008 9 30 54739 0.2392 0.2515 -0.44771 2008 10 1 54740 0.2375 0.2489 -0.44874 2008 10 2 54741 0.2357 0.2464 -0.44955 2008 10 3 54742 0.2338 0.2438 -0.45013 2008 10 4 54743 0.2320 0.2413 -0.45055 2008 10 5 54744 0.2300 0.2388 -0.45087 2008 10 6 54745 0.2281 0.2364 -0.45121 2008 10 7 54746 0.2261 0.2340 -0.45160 2008 10 8 54747 0.2240 0.2316 -0.45214 2008 10 9 54748 0.2220 0.2293 -0.45287 2008 10 10 54749 0.2199 0.2269 -0.45382 2008 10 11 54750 0.2177 0.2247 -0.45503 2008 10 12 54751 0.2155 0.2224 -0.45650 2008 10 13 54752 0.2133 0.2202 -0.45812 2008 10 14 54753 0.2110 0.2180 -0.45978 2008 10 15 54754 0.2087 0.2159 -0.46139 2008 10 16 54755 0.2064 0.2138 -0.46282 2008 10 17 54756 0.2040 0.2117 -0.46401 2008 10 18 54757 0.2016 0.2096 -0.46504 2008 10 19 54758 0.1992 0.2076 -0.46592 2008 10 20 54759 0.1967 0.2057 -0.46679 2008 10 21 54760 0.1942 0.2038 -0.46773 2008 10 22 54761 0.1917 0.2019 -0.46892 2008 10 23 54762 0.1891 0.2000 -0.47037 2008 10 24 54763 0.1866 0.1982 -0.47202 2008 10 25 54764 0.1839 0.1964 -0.47379 2008 10 26 54765 0.1813 0.1947 -0.47561 2008 10 27 54766 0.1786 0.1930 -0.47740 2008 10 28 54767 0.1759 0.1914 -0.47905 2008 10 29 54768 0.1732 0.1898 -0.48049 2008 10 30 54769 0.1704 0.1882 -0.48174 2008 10 31 54770 0.1677 0.1867 -0.48285 2008 11 1 54771 0.1649 0.1852 -0.48381 2008 11 2 54772 0.1620 0.1838 -0.48467 2008 11 3 54773 0.1592 0.1824 -0.48552 2008 11 4 54774 0.1563 0.1811 -0.48639 2008 11 5 54775 0.1534 0.1798 -0.48738 2008 11 6 54776 0.1505 0.1785 -0.48850 2008 11 7 54777 0.1476 0.1773 -0.48984 2008 11 8 54778 0.1447 0.1762 -0.49139 2008 11 9 54779 0.1417 0.1750 -0.49310 2008 11 10 54780 0.1387 0.1740 -0.49486 2008 11 11 54781 0.1357 0.1729 -0.49658 2008 11 12 54782 0.1327 0.1720 -0.49814 2008 11 13 54783 0.1297 0.1710 -0.49944 2008 11 14 54784 0.1266 0.1702 -0.50045 2008 11 15 54785 0.1236 0.1693 -0.50129 2008 11 16 54786 0.1205 0.1685 -0.50207 2008 11 17 54787 0.1174 0.1678 -0.50295 2008 11 18 54788 0.1143 0.1671 -0.50400 2008 11 19 54789 0.1112 0.1664 -0.50523 2008 11 20 54790 0.1081 0.1658 -0.50657 2008 11 21 54791 0.1050 0.1653 -0.50801 2008 11 22 54792 0.1019 0.1648 -0.50950 2008 11 23 54793 0.0987 0.1643 -0.51097 2008 11 24 54794 0.0956 0.1639 -0.51234 2008 11 25 54795 0.0925 0.1636 -0.51352 2008 11 26 54796 0.0893 0.1633 -0.51445 2008 11 27 54797 0.0862 0.1630 -0.51522 2008 11 28 54798 0.0830 0.1628 -0.51591 2008 11 29 54799 0.0799 0.1627 -0.51659 2008 11 30 54800 0.0767 0.1625 -0.51727 2008 12 1 54801 0.0736 0.1625 -0.51798 2008 12 2 54802 0.0704 0.1625 -0.51878 2008 12 3 54803 0.0673 0.1625 -0.51973 2008 12 4 54804 0.0641 0.1626 -0.52087 2008 12 5 54805 0.0610 0.1627 -0.52221 2008 12 6 54806 0.0578 0.1629 -0.52370 2008 12 7 54807 0.0547 0.1631 -0.52522 2008 12 8 54808 0.0516 0.1634 -0.52674 2008 12 9 54809 0.0484 0.1637 -0.52827 2008 12 10 54810 0.0453 0.1641 -0.52979 2008 12 11 54811 0.0422 0.1645 -0.53109 2008 12 12 54812 0.0391 0.1650 -0.53219 2008 12 13 54813 0.0360 0.1655 -0.53317 2008 12 14 54814 0.0330 0.1661 -0.53415 2008 12 15 54815 0.0299 0.1667 -0.53531 2008 12 16 54816 0.0268 0.1674 -0.53673 2008 12 17 54817 0.0238 0.1681 -0.53835 2008 12 18 54818 0.0208 0.1688 -0.54005 2008 12 19 54819 0.0178 0.1697 -0.54165 2008 12 20 54820 0.0148 0.1705 -0.54308 2008 12 21 54821 0.0118 0.1714 -0.54432 2008 12 22 54822 0.0088 0.1723 -0.54532 2008 12 23 54823 0.0059 0.1733 -0.54606 2008 12 24 54824 0.0030 0.1744 -0.54661 2008 12 25 54825 0.0001 0.1755 -0.54707 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0028 0.1766 -0.54743 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0057 0.1778 -0.54774 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0085 0.1790 -0.54805 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0113 0.1802 -0.54841 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0141 0.1815 -0.54890 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0169 0.1829 -0.54955 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0197 0.1843 -0.55037 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0224 0.1857 -0.55131 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0251 0.1872 -0.55232 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0278 0.1887 -0.55335 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0304 0.1903 -0.55432 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0330 0.1919 -0.55522 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0356 0.1935 -0.55594 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0381 0.1952 -0.55645 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0407 0.1969 -0.55685 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0432 0.1986 -0.55728 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0456 0.2004 -0.55788 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0481 0.2023 -0.55873 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0505 0.2042 -0.55986 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0528 0.2061 -0.56115 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0552 0.2080 -0.56252 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0575 0.2100 -0.56389 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0597 0.2120 -0.56510 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0619 0.2141 -0.56622 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0641 0.2161 -0.56720 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0663 0.2183 -0.56802 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0684 0.2204 -0.56871 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0705 0.2226 -0.56924 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0725 0.2248 -0.56963 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0745 0.2271 -0.56997 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0765 0.2294 -0.57035 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0784 0.2317 -0.57079 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0803 0.2340 -0.57135 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0821 0.2364 -0.57201 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0839 0.2388 -0.57274 2009 1 30 54861 -0.0857 0.2412 -0.57360 2009 1 31 54862 -0.0874 0.2437 -0.57452 2009 2 1 54863 -0.0891 0.2462 -0.57543 2009 2 2 54864 -0.0907 0.2487 -0.57620 2009 2 3 54865 -0.0923 0.2512 -0.57680 2009 2 4 54866 -0.0938 0.2538 -0.57726 2009 2 5 54867 -0.0953 0.2563 -0.57757 2009 2 6 54868 -0.0968 0.2590 -0.57784 2009 2 7 54869 -0.0982 0.2616 -0.57824 2009 2 8 54870 -0.0995 0.2642 -0.57893 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1009 0.2669 -0.57991 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1021 0.2696 -0.58106 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1033 0.2723 -0.58231 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1045 0.2750 -0.58357 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1056 0.2778 -0.58465 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1067 0.2805 -0.58550 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1078 0.2833 -0.58616 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1088 0.2861 -0.58667 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1097 0.2889 -0.58702 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1106 0.2918 -0.58728 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1114 0.2946 -0.58748 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1122 0.2975 -0.58771 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) 54498 -59.55 .41 -3.54 .34 54499 -59.34 .41 -3.77 .34 54500 -59.31 .41 -3.90 .34 54501 -59.44 .74 -3.88 .34 54502 -59.56 .28 -3.79 .21 54503 -59.51 .28 -3.68 .21 54504 -59.34 .28 -3.60 .21 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54498 0.028 0.163 -0.024 0.340 54499 0.059 0.163 -0.033 0.340 54500 0.088 0.163 -0.018 0.340 54501 0.103 0.294 0.016 0.340 54502 0.098 0.111 0.036 0.210 54503 0.084 0.111 0.058 0.210 54504 0.066 0.111 0.056 0.210 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.