********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 6 March 2008 Vol. XXI No. 010 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.4 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 29 54525 -.12283 .00009 .40410 .00009 -.330966 .000011 8 3 1 54526 -.12135 .00009 .40678 .00010 -.331204 .000016 8 3 2 54527 -.12013 .00009 .40974 .00010 -.331442 .000017 8 3 3 54528 -.11912 .00009 .41275 .00010 -.331785 .000017 8 3 4 54529 -.11816 .00009 .41588 .00009 -.332265 .000017 8 3 5 54530 -.11704 .00009 .41893 .00009 -.332986 .000048 8 3 6 54531 -.11568 .00009 .42177 .00009 -.333965 .000057 IERS Final Values MJD x y UT1-UTC " " s 8 1 5 54470 -.0879 .2656 -.27661 8 1 6 54471 -.0903 .2672 -.27720 8 1 7 54472 -.0926 .2688 -.27775 8 1 8 54473 -.0944 .2707 -.27826 8 1 9 54474 -.0960 .2727 -.27886 8 1 10 54475 -.0976 .2750 -.27958 8 1 11 54476 -.0995 .2775 -.28046 8 1 12 54477 -.1016 .2802 -.28155 8 1 13 54478 -.1034 .2828 -.28283 8 1 14 54479 -.1050 .2858 -.28422 8 1 15 54480 -.1069 .2887 -.28560 8 1 16 54481 -.1089 .2911 -.28691 8 1 17 54482 -.1104 .2930 -.28802 8 1 18 54483 -.1121 .2950 -.28880 8 1 19 54484 -.1140 .2971 -.28935 8 1 20 54485 -.1151 .2992 -.28980 8 1 21 54486 -.1151 .3017 -.29022 8 1 22 54487 -.1151 .3045 -.29084 8 1 23 54488 -.1154 .3068 -.29165 8 1 24 54489 -.1158 .3091 -.29274 8 1 25 54490 -.1166 .3116 -.29409 8 1 26 54491 -.1175 .3139 -.29558 8 1 27 54492 -.1178 .3165 -.29713 8 1 28 54493 -.1180 .3194 -.29858 8 1 29 54494 -.1185 .3219 -.29996 8 1 30 54495 -.1192 .3241 -.30115 8 1 31 54496 -.1196 .3265 -.30202 8 2 1 54497 -.1197 .3292 -.30276 8 2 2 54498 -.1195 .3324 -.30338 8 2 3 54499 -.1199 .3356 -.30397 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0591 - .0985 cos A - .0057 sin A - .0797 cos C + .0801 sin C y = .3564 - .0082 cos A + .0914 sin A + .0801 cos C + .0797 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3241 - .00083 (MJD - 54539) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54531)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54531)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54532) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54531)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54531)**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 3 7 54532 -0.1143 0.4246 -0.33518 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1128 0.4274 -0.33659 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1113 0.4301 -0.33806 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1097 0.4328 -0.33941 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1082 0.4355 -0.34056 2008 3 12 54537 -0.1067 0.4382 -0.34142 2008 3 13 54538 -0.1052 0.4409 -0.34203 2008 3 14 54539 -0.1036 0.4436 -0.34244 2008 3 15 54540 -0.1019 0.4462 -0.34278 2008 3 16 54541 -0.1002 0.4488 -0.34317 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0985 0.4514 -0.34372 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0967 0.4540 -0.34452 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0948 0.4565 -0.34555 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0930 0.4590 -0.34676 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0911 0.4615 -0.34807 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0892 0.4639 -0.34937 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0872 0.4663 -0.35061 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0852 0.4687 -0.35173 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0831 0.4711 -0.35268 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0811 0.4734 -0.35347 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0789 0.4757 -0.35413 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0768 0.4779 -0.35472 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0746 0.4802 -0.35530 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0723 0.4824 -0.35595 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0701 0.4845 -0.35674 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0678 0.4867 -0.35773 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0654 0.4888 -0.35901 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0630 0.4908 -0.36058 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0606 0.4928 -0.36241 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0582 0.4948 -0.36441 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0557 0.4968 -0.36643 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0532 0.4987 -0.36831 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0507 0.5006 -0.36994 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0481 0.5024 -0.37127 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0455 0.5042 -0.37234 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0429 0.5059 -0.37328 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0402 0.5077 -0.37423 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0375 0.5093 -0.37530 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0348 0.5110 -0.37655 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0321 0.5126 -0.37799 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0293 0.5141 -0.37957 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0265 0.5156 -0.38125 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0237 0.5171 -0.38293 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0208 0.5185 -0.38454 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0180 0.5199 -0.38600 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0151 0.5212 -0.38727 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0122 0.5225 -0.38833 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0092 0.5238 -0.38921 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0063 0.5250 -0.38995 2008 4 25 54581 -0.0033 0.5261 -0.39061 2008 4 26 54582 -0.0003 0.5272 -0.39126 2008 4 27 54583 0.0027 0.5283 -0.39198 2008 4 28 54584 0.0058 0.5293 -0.39282 2008 4 29 54585 0.0088 0.5303 -0.39386 2008 4 30 54586 0.0119 0.5312 -0.39511 2008 5 1 54587 0.0150 0.5321 -0.39660 2008 5 2 54588 0.0180 0.5329 -0.39825 2008 5 3 54589 0.0212 0.5337 -0.39996 2008 5 4 54590 0.0243 0.5345 -0.40160 2008 5 5 54591 0.0274 0.5351 -0.40303 2008 5 6 54592 0.0306 0.5358 -0.40416 2008 5 7 54593 0.0337 0.5364 -0.40501 2008 5 8 54594 0.0369 0.5369 -0.40567 2008 5 9 54595 0.0400 0.5374 -0.40630 2008 5 10 54596 0.0432 0.5379 -0.40702 2008 5 11 54597 0.0464 0.5383 -0.40791 2008 5 12 54598 0.0496 0.5386 -0.40898 2008 5 13 54599 0.0528 0.5389 -0.41020 2008 5 14 54600 0.0560 0.5392 -0.41147 2008 5 15 54601 0.0592 0.5394 -0.41273 2008 5 16 54602 0.0624 0.5395 -0.41389 2008 5 17 54603 0.0656 0.5396 -0.41490 2008 5 18 54604 0.0688 0.5397 -0.41570 2008 5 19 54605 0.0721 0.5397 -0.41629 2008 5 20 54606 0.0753 0.5397 -0.41667 2008 5 21 54607 0.0785 0.5396 -0.41689 2008 5 22 54608 0.0817 0.5394 -0.41701 2008 5 23 54609 0.0849 0.5392 -0.41708 2008 5 24 54610 0.0881 0.5390 -0.41720 2008 5 25 54611 0.0913 0.5387 -0.41743 2008 5 26 54612 0.0945 0.5384 -0.41782 2008 5 27 54613 0.0977 0.5380 -0.41840 2008 5 28 54614 0.1009 0.5375 -0.41919 2008 5 29 54615 0.1040 0.5371 -0.42015 2008 5 30 54616 0.1072 0.5365 -0.42119 2008 5 31 54617 0.1104 0.5359 -0.42222 2008 6 1 54618 0.1135 0.5353 -0.42308 2008 6 2 54619 0.1166 0.5346 -0.42369 2008 6 3 54620 0.1197 0.5339 -0.42400 2008 6 4 54621 0.1229 0.5331 -0.42408 2008 6 5 54622 0.1259 0.5323 -0.42406 2008 6 6 54623 0.1290 0.5314 -0.42409 2008 6 7 54624 0.1321 0.5305 -0.42427 2008 6 8 54625 0.1351 0.5296 -0.42466 2008 6 9 54626 0.1382 0.5286 -0.42522 2008 6 10 54627 0.1412 0.5275 -0.42588 2008 6 11 54628 0.1442 0.5264 -0.42654 2008 6 12 54629 0.1471 0.5252 -0.42711 2008 6 13 54630 0.1501 0.5241 -0.42753 2008 6 14 54631 0.1530 0.5228 -0.42777 2008 6 15 54632 0.1559 0.5215 -0.42781 2008 6 16 54633 0.1588 0.5202 -0.42765 2008 6 17 54634 0.1617 0.5188 -0.42733 2008 6 18 54635 0.1645 0.5174 -0.42690 2008 6 19 54636 0.1673 0.5159 -0.42643 2008 6 20 54637 0.1701 0.5144 -0.42600 2008 6 21 54638 0.1729 0.5129 -0.42568 2008 6 22 54639 0.1756 0.5113 -0.42551 2008 6 23 54640 0.1783 0.5097 -0.42552 2008 6 24 54641 0.1810 0.5080 -0.42573 2008 6 25 54642 0.1837 0.5063 -0.42611 2008 6 26 54643 0.1863 0.5045 -0.42660 2008 6 27 54644 0.1889 0.5027 -0.42709 2008 6 28 54645 0.1914 0.5009 -0.42748 2008 6 29 54646 0.1939 0.4990 -0.42767 2008 6 30 54647 0.1964 0.4971 -0.42762 2008 7 1 54648 0.1989 0.4951 -0.42733 2008 7 2 54649 0.2013 0.4932 -0.42690 2008 7 3 54650 0.2037 0.4911 -0.42647 2008 7 4 54651 0.2061 0.4891 -0.42619 2008 7 5 54652 0.2084 0.4870 -0.42612 2008 7 6 54653 0.2107 0.4848 -0.42628 2008 7 7 54654 0.2129 0.4826 -0.42659 2008 7 8 54655 0.2152 0.4804 -0.42695 2008 7 9 54656 0.2173 0.4782 -0.42726 2008 7 10 54657 0.2195 0.4759 -0.42743 2008 7 11 54658 0.2216 0.4736 -0.42741 2008 7 12 54659 0.2236 0.4713 -0.42720 2008 7 13 54660 0.2256 0.4689 -0.42679 2008 7 14 54661 0.2276 0.4665 -0.42622 2008 7 15 54662 0.2295 0.4641 -0.42554 2008 7 16 54663 0.2314 0.4616 -0.42481 2008 7 17 54664 0.2333 0.4591 -0.42411 2008 7 18 54665 0.2351 0.4566 -0.42353 2008 7 19 54666 0.2368 0.4540 -0.42311 2008 7 20 54667 0.2386 0.4515 -0.42291 2008 7 21 54668 0.2402 0.4489 -0.42291 2008 7 22 54669 0.2419 0.4462 -0.42311 2008 7 23 54670 0.2435 0.4436 -0.42342 2008 7 24 54671 0.2450 0.4409 -0.42375 2008 7 25 54672 0.2465 0.4382 -0.42401 2008 7 26 54673 0.2479 0.4355 -0.42410 2008 7 27 54674 0.2493 0.4327 -0.42397 2008 7 28 54675 0.2507 0.4299 -0.42363 2008 7 29 54676 0.2520 0.4271 -0.42314 2008 7 30 54677 0.2532 0.4243 -0.42262 2008 7 31 54678 0.2545 0.4215 -0.42221 2008 8 1 54679 0.2556 0.4187 -0.42201 2008 8 2 54680 0.2567 0.4158 -0.42207 2008 8 3 54681 0.2578 0.4129 -0.42234 2008 8 4 54682 0.2588 0.4100 -0.42274 2008 8 5 54683 0.2598 0.4071 -0.42315 2008 8 6 54684 0.2607 0.4042 -0.42346 2008 8 7 54685 0.2616 0.4012 -0.42361 2008 8 8 54686 0.2624 0.3983 -0.42355 2008 8 9 54687 0.2631 0.3953 -0.42331 2008 8 10 54688 0.2638 0.3923 -0.42289 2008 8 11 54689 0.2645 0.3893 -0.42236 2008 8 12 54690 0.2651 0.3863 -0.42177 2008 8 13 54691 0.2657 0.3833 -0.42121 2008 8 14 54692 0.2662 0.3803 -0.42075 2008 8 15 54693 0.2666 0.3772 -0.42046 2008 8 16 54694 0.2671 0.3742 -0.42039 2008 8 17 54695 0.2674 0.3711 -0.42057 2008 8 18 54696 0.2677 0.3681 -0.42097 2008 8 19 54697 0.2680 0.3650 -0.42153 2008 8 20 54698 0.2682 0.3620 -0.42216 2008 8 21 54699 0.2683 0.3589 -0.42273 2008 8 22 54700 0.2684 0.3559 -0.42315 2008 8 23 54701 0.2684 0.3528 -0.42336 2008 8 24 54702 0.2684 0.3497 -0.42335 2008 8 25 54703 0.2684 0.3467 -0.42318 2008 8 26 54704 0.2683 0.3436 -0.42296 2008 8 27 54705 0.2681 0.3405 -0.42282 2008 8 28 54706 0.2679 0.3375 -0.42287 2008 8 29 54707 0.2676 0.3344 -0.42316 2008 8 30 54708 0.2673 0.3313 -0.42370 2008 8 31 54709 0.2669 0.3283 -0.42441 2008 9 1 54710 0.2665 0.3253 -0.42519 2008 9 2 54711 0.2660 0.3222 -0.42592 2008 9 3 54712 0.2655 0.3192 -0.42651 2008 9 4 54713 0.2649 0.3162 -0.42689 2008 9 5 54714 0.2643 0.3131 -0.42706 2008 9 6 54715 0.2636 0.3101 -0.42703 2008 9 7 54716 0.2629 0.3072 -0.42684 2008 9 8 54717 0.2621 0.3042 -0.42656 2008 9 9 54718 0.2612 0.3012 -0.42624 2008 9 10 54719 0.2604 0.2982 -0.42597 2008 9 11 54720 0.2594 0.2953 -0.42583 2008 9 12 54721 0.2584 0.2924 -0.42588 2008 9 13 54722 0.2574 0.2895 -0.42619 2008 9 14 54723 0.2563 0.2866 -0.42676 2008 9 15 54724 0.2552 0.2837 -0.42758 2008 9 16 54725 0.2540 0.2808 -0.42856 2008 9 17 54726 0.2528 0.2780 -0.42959 2008 9 18 54727 0.2515 0.2751 -0.43054 2008 9 19 54728 0.2502 0.2723 -0.43132 2008 9 20 54729 0.2488 0.2695 -0.43189 2008 9 21 54730 0.2474 0.2668 -0.43229 2008 9 22 54731 0.2460 0.2640 -0.43261 2008 9 23 54732 0.2444 0.2613 -0.43296 2008 9 24 54733 0.2429 0.2586 -0.43346 2008 9 25 54734 0.2413 0.2559 -0.43417 2008 9 26 54735 0.2396 0.2533 -0.43510 2008 9 27 54736 0.2380 0.2507 -0.43620 2008 9 28 54737 0.2362 0.2481 -0.43740 2008 9 29 54738 0.2345 0.2455 -0.43856 2008 9 30 54739 0.2326 0.2429 -0.43959 2008 10 1 54740 0.2308 0.2404 -0.44041 2008 10 2 54741 0.2289 0.2379 -0.44101 2008 10 3 54742 0.2269 0.2355 -0.44139 2008 10 4 54743 0.2249 0.2330 -0.44164 2008 10 5 54744 0.2229 0.2307 -0.44181 2008 10 6 54745 0.2209 0.2283 -0.44200 2008 10 7 54746 0.2187 0.2259 -0.44226 2008 10 8 54747 0.2166 0.2236 -0.44266 2008 10 9 54748 0.2144 0.2214 -0.44323 2008 10 10 54749 0.2122 0.2191 -0.44397 2008 10 11 54750 0.2099 0.2169 -0.44490 2008 10 12 54751 0.2077 0.2148 -0.44603 2008 10 13 54752 0.2053 0.2126 -0.44733 2008 10 14 54753 0.2030 0.2105 -0.44872 2008 10 15 54754 0.2006 0.2085 -0.45008 2008 10 16 54755 0.1981 0.2065 -0.45127 2008 10 17 54756 0.1957 0.2045 -0.45220 2008 10 18 54757 0.1932 0.2025 -0.45293 2008 10 19 54758 0.1906 0.2006 -0.45359 2008 10 20 54759 0.1881 0.1988 -0.45430 2008 10 21 54760 0.1855 0.1969 -0.45516 2008 10 22 54761 0.1829 0.1951 -0.45623 2008 10 23 54762 0.1802 0.1934 -0.45752 2008 10 24 54763 0.1775 0.1917 -0.45897 2008 10 25 54764 0.1748 0.1900 -0.46053 2008 10 26 54765 0.1721 0.1884 -0.46204 2008 10 27 54766 0.1693 0.1868 -0.46345 2008 10 28 54767 0.1666 0.1853 -0.46472 2008 10 29 54768 0.1637 0.1838 -0.46581 2008 10 30 54769 0.1609 0.1823 -0.46668 2008 10 31 54770 0.1580 0.1809 -0.46732 2008 11 1 54771 0.1552 0.1795 -0.46783 2008 11 2 54772 0.1523 0.1782 -0.46828 2008 11 3 54773 0.1493 0.1769 -0.46879 2008 11 4 54774 0.1464 0.1757 -0.46939 2008 11 5 54775 0.1434 0.1745 -0.47015 2008 11 6 54776 0.1405 0.1734 -0.47111 2008 11 7 54777 0.1375 0.1723 -0.47229 2008 11 8 54778 0.1344 0.1713 -0.47369 2008 11 9 54779 0.1314 0.1703 -0.47528 2008 11 10 54780 0.1283 0.1693 -0.47697 2008 11 11 54781 0.1253 0.1684 -0.47863 2008 11 12 54782 0.1222 0.1675 -0.48018 2008 11 13 54783 0.1191 0.1667 -0.48151 2008 11 14 54784 0.1160 0.1660 -0.48260 2008 11 15 54785 0.1129 0.1653 -0.48356 2008 11 16 54786 0.1098 0.1646 -0.48446 2008 11 17 54787 0.1066 0.1640 -0.48542 2008 11 18 54788 0.1035 0.1634 -0.48651 2008 11 19 54789 0.1003 0.1629 -0.48786 2008 11 20 54790 0.0972 0.1624 -0.48945 2008 11 21 54791 0.0940 0.1620 -0.49114 2008 11 22 54792 0.0908 0.1616 -0.49286 2008 11 23 54793 0.0877 0.1613 -0.49453 2008 11 24 54794 0.0845 0.1610 -0.49610 2008 11 25 54795 0.0813 0.1608 -0.49749 2008 11 26 54796 0.0781 0.1606 -0.49865 2008 11 27 54797 0.0749 0.1605 -0.49963 2008 11 28 54798 0.0717 0.1604 -0.50051 2008 11 29 54799 0.0686 0.1604 -0.50128 2008 11 30 54800 0.0654 0.1604 -0.50200 2008 12 1 54801 0.0622 0.1605 -0.50275 2008 12 2 54802 0.0590 0.1606 -0.50356 2008 12 3 54803 0.0558 0.1607 -0.50450 2008 12 4 54804 0.0527 0.1610 -0.50558 2008 12 5 54805 0.0495 0.1612 -0.50684 2008 12 6 54806 0.0463 0.1615 -0.50827 2008 12 7 54807 0.0432 0.1619 -0.50980 2008 12 8 54808 0.0400 0.1623 -0.51131 2008 12 9 54809 0.0369 0.1628 -0.51270 2008 12 10 54810 0.0338 0.1633 -0.51390 2008 12 11 54811 0.0306 0.1639 -0.51484 2008 12 12 54812 0.0275 0.1645 -0.51553 2008 12 13 54813 0.0244 0.1651 -0.51612 2008 12 14 54814 0.0213 0.1658 -0.51676 2008 12 15 54815 0.0183 0.1666 -0.51757 2008 12 16 54816 0.0152 0.1674 -0.51861 2008 12 17 54817 0.0122 0.1682 -0.51983 2008 12 18 54818 0.0092 0.1691 -0.52111 2008 12 19 54819 0.0062 0.1701 -0.52242 2008 12 20 54820 0.0032 0.1711 -0.52370 2008 12 21 54821 0.0002 0.1721 -0.52487 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0028 0.1732 -0.52590 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0057 0.1743 -0.52671 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0086 0.1755 -0.52729 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0115 0.1767 -0.52773 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0144 0.1779 -0.52815 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0172 0.1793 -0.52862 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0200 0.1806 -0.52914 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0228 0.1820 -0.52975 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0256 0.1834 -0.53049 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0283 0.1849 -0.53140 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0311 0.1864 -0.53249 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0337 0.1880 -0.53375 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0364 0.1896 -0.53511 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0390 0.1913 -0.53643 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0417 0.1930 -0.53768 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0442 0.1947 -0.53890 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0468 0.1965 -0.54007 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0493 0.1983 -0.54108 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0518 0.2001 -0.54194 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0542 0.2020 -0.54280 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0566 0.2039 -0.54375 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0590 0.2059 -0.54496 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0614 0.2079 -0.54646 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0637 0.2099 -0.54816 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0659 0.2120 -0.54989 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0682 0.2141 -0.55146 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0704 0.2163 -0.55280 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0725 0.2184 -0.55389 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0747 0.2207 -0.55473 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0768 0.2229 -0.55531 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0788 0.2252 -0.55574 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0808 0.2275 -0.55611 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0828 0.2298 -0.55645 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0847 0.2322 -0.55680 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0866 0.2346 -0.55720 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0884 0.2370 -0.55771 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0902 0.2395 -0.55839 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0920 0.2420 -0.55923 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0937 0.2445 -0.56023 2009 1 30 54861 -0.0954 0.2470 -0.56133 2009 1 31 54862 -0.0970 0.2496 -0.56243 2009 2 1 54863 -0.0986 0.2522 -0.56348 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1001 0.2548 -0.56441 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1016 0.2575 -0.56522 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1031 0.2601 -0.56587 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1045 0.2628 -0.56636 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1058 0.2655 -0.56682 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1071 0.2683 -0.56742 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1084 0.2710 -0.56826 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1096 0.2738 -0.56941 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1108 0.2766 -0.57082 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1119 0.2794 -0.57238 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1130 0.2822 -0.57396 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1140 0.2851 -0.57549 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1150 0.2879 -0.57683 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1159 0.2908 -0.57804 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1167 0.2937 -0.57911 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1176 0.2966 -0.58006 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1183 0.2995 -0.58090 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1191 0.3024 -0.58163 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1197 0.3054 -0.58226 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1204 0.3083 -0.58291 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1209 0.3113 -0.58363 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1215 0.3143 -0.58446 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1219 0.3172 -0.58541 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1224 0.3202 -0.58646 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1227 0.3232 -0.58757 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1231 0.3262 -0.58874 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1233 0.3292 -0.58992 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1235 0.3322 -0.59101 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1237 0.3352 -0.59190 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1238 0.3383 -0.59261 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1239 0.3413 -0.59320 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1239 0.3443 -0.59370 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1239 0.3473 -0.59424 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) 54512 -60.06 .74 -4.07 .34 54513 -59.73 .74 -4.29 .34 54514 -59.34 .74 -4.49 .34 54515 -58.92 .74 -4.55 .34 54516 -58.55 .12 -4.44 .15 54517 -58.29 .12 -4.24 .15 54518 -58.20 .12 -4.09 .15 IERS Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dpsi deps (msec. of arc) 54470 -59.2 -3.4 54471 -59.3 -3.6 54472 -59.7 -3.4 54473 -60.0 -3.1 54474 -60.0 -2.8 54475 -59.7 -2.6 54476 -59.3 -2.7 54477 -59.1 -2.9 54478 -59.1 -3.1 54479 -59.3 -3.0 54480 -59.6 -2.9 54481 -60.0 -2.7 54482 -60.3 -2.6 54483 -60.5 -2.6 54484 -60.5 -2.9 54485 -60.3 -3.2 54486 -59.8 -3.3 54487 -59.3 -3.2 54488 -58.7 -3.0 54489 -58.3 -2.8 54490 -58.0 -2.8 54491 -58.2 -2.8 54492 -58.7 -3.0 54493 -59.3 -3.2 54494 -59.6 -3.3 54495 -59.6 -3.3 54496 -59.5 -3.2 54497 -59.2 -3.3 54498 -59.0 -3.4 54499 -59.0 -3.6 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54512 0.094 0.294 0.002 0.340 54513 0.113 0.294 0.005 0.340 54514 0.124 0.294 -0.012 0.340 54515 0.130 0.294 -0.017 0.340 54516 0.130 0.048 -0.008 0.150 54517 0.131 0.048 0.012 0.150 54518 0.125 0.048 0.043 0.150 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dX dY (msec. of arc) 54470 0.31 -0.36 54471 0.29 -0.40 54472 0.18 -0.15 54473 0.07 0.04 54474 0.01 0.15 54475 0.02 0.24 54476 0.09 0.15 54477 0.14 0.02 54478 0.17 -0.12 54479 0.13 -0.04 54480 0.07 -0.03 54481 -0.00 0.04 54482 -0.02 0.05 54483 -0.01 0.11 54484 0.00 0.02 54485 -0.01 -0.04 54486 0.04 -0.03 54487 0.07 -0.03 54488 0.14 -0.02 54489 0.17 0.04 54490 0.23 0.01 54491 0.22 0.11 54492 0.17 0.09 54493 0.10 0.08 54494 0.10 0.09 54495 0.16 0.08 54496 0.19 0.12 54497 0.25 0.05 54498 0.25 0.12 54499 0.19 0.14 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.