********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 13 March 2008 Vol. XXI No. 011 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 3 7 54532 -.11473 .00009 .42430 .00009 -.335281 .000010 8 3 8 54533 -.11343 .00009 .42673 .00009 -.336763 .000011 8 3 9 54534 -.11197 .00009 .42934 .00009 -.338338 .000012 8 3 10 54535 -.11066 .00009 .43181 .00009 -.339812 .000012 8 3 11 54536 -.10935 .00009 .43448 .00009 -.341082 .000010 8 3 12 54537 -.10802 .00009 .43751 .00009 -.342076 .000011 8 3 13 54538 -.10658 .00009 .44039 .00009 -.342783 .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 = .0627 - .0980 cos A + .0049 sin A - .0721 cos C + .0885 sin C y = .3563 + .0018 cos A + .0913 sin A + .0885 cos C + .0721 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3261 - .00083 (MJD - 54546) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54538)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54538)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54539) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54538)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54538)**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 14 54539 -0.1051 0.4433 -0.34328 2008 3 15 54540 -0.1035 0.4459 -0.34368 2008 3 16 54541 -0.1018 0.4485 -0.34414 2008 3 17 54542 -0.1001 0.4511 -0.34477 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0983 0.4536 -0.34561 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0966 0.4562 -0.34664 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0948 0.4587 -0.34784 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0929 0.4611 -0.34911 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0910 0.4636 -0.35037 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0891 0.4661 -0.35153 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0871 0.4685 -0.35254 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0850 0.4709 -0.35337 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0830 0.4732 -0.35402 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0809 0.4755 -0.35452 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0787 0.4778 -0.35493 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0765 0.4800 -0.35530 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0743 0.4822 -0.35572 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0720 0.4844 -0.35624 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0697 0.4866 -0.35696 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0674 0.4887 -0.35794 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0650 0.4908 -0.35921 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0626 0.4928 -0.36074 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0602 0.4948 -0.36244 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0577 0.4968 -0.36416 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0552 0.4987 -0.36575 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0527 0.5006 -0.36710 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0501 0.5025 -0.36818 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0475 0.5043 -0.36905 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0448 0.5060 -0.36979 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0422 0.5078 -0.37058 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0395 0.5095 -0.37150 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0368 0.5111 -0.37264 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0340 0.5127 -0.37399 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0312 0.5143 -0.37550 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0284 0.5158 -0.37712 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0256 0.5173 -0.37875 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0227 0.5188 -0.38030 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0199 0.5202 -0.38171 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0170 0.5215 -0.38293 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0140 0.5228 -0.38395 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0111 0.5241 -0.38479 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0081 0.5253 -0.38549 2008 4 25 54581 -0.0051 0.5265 -0.38612 2008 4 26 54582 -0.0021 0.5276 -0.38674 2008 4 27 54583 0.0009 0.5287 -0.38745 2008 4 28 54584 0.0039 0.5297 -0.38831 2008 4 29 54585 0.0070 0.5307 -0.38938 2008 4 30 54586 0.0101 0.5317 -0.39068 2008 5 1 54587 0.0132 0.5326 -0.39222 2008 5 2 54588 0.0163 0.5334 -0.39394 2008 5 3 54589 0.0194 0.5342 -0.39571 2008 5 4 54590 0.0225 0.5350 -0.39739 2008 5 5 54591 0.0257 0.5357 -0.39885 2008 5 6 54592 0.0289 0.5363 -0.40001 2008 5 7 54593 0.0320 0.5369 -0.40088 2008 5 8 54594 0.0352 0.5375 -0.40154 2008 5 9 54595 0.0384 0.5380 -0.40214 2008 5 10 54596 0.0416 0.5385 -0.40281 2008 5 11 54597 0.0448 0.5389 -0.40365 2008 5 12 54598 0.0480 0.5393 -0.40466 2008 5 13 54599 0.0512 0.5396 -0.40581 2008 5 14 54600 0.0544 0.5398 -0.40703 2008 5 15 54601 0.0577 0.5401 -0.40825 2008 5 16 54602 0.0609 0.5402 -0.40939 2008 5 17 54603 0.0641 0.5403 -0.41039 2008 5 18 54604 0.0674 0.5404 -0.41121 2008 5 19 54605 0.0706 0.5404 -0.41184 2008 5 20 54606 0.0738 0.5404 -0.41228 2008 5 21 54607 0.0771 0.5403 -0.41257 2008 5 22 54608 0.0803 0.5402 -0.41277 2008 5 23 54609 0.0835 0.5400 -0.41294 2008 5 24 54610 0.0868 0.5398 -0.41315 2008 5 25 54611 0.0900 0.5395 -0.41347 2008 5 26 54612 0.0932 0.5392 -0.41394 2008 5 27 54613 0.0964 0.5388 -0.41461 2008 5 28 54614 0.0996 0.5384 -0.41547 2008 5 29 54615 0.1028 0.5379 -0.41649 2008 5 30 54616 0.1060 0.5374 -0.41760 2008 5 31 54617 0.1092 0.5368 -0.41867 2008 6 1 54618 0.1123 0.5362 -0.41959 2008 6 2 54619 0.1155 0.5355 -0.42024 2008 6 3 54620 0.1186 0.5348 -0.42059 2008 6 4 54621 0.1217 0.5340 -0.42071 2008 6 5 54622 0.1249 0.5332 -0.42072 2008 6 6 54623 0.1280 0.5324 -0.42076 2008 6 7 54624 0.1310 0.5315 -0.42096 2008 6 8 54625 0.1341 0.5305 -0.42136 2008 6 9 54626 0.1372 0.5295 -0.42193 2008 6 10 54627 0.1402 0.5285 -0.42258 2008 6 11 54628 0.1432 0.5274 -0.42324 2008 6 12 54629 0.1462 0.5262 -0.42380 2008 6 13 54630 0.1492 0.5250 -0.42420 2008 6 14 54631 0.1522 0.5238 -0.42442 2008 6 15 54632 0.1551 0.5225 -0.42444 2008 6 16 54633 0.1580 0.5212 -0.42426 2008 6 17 54634 0.1609 0.5198 -0.42393 2008 6 18 54635 0.1638 0.5184 -0.42348 2008 6 19 54636 0.1666 0.5169 -0.42300 2008 6 20 54637 0.1694 0.5154 -0.42255 2008 6 21 54638 0.1722 0.5139 -0.42222 2008 6 22 54639 0.1750 0.5123 -0.42205 2008 6 23 54640 0.1777 0.5107 -0.42207 2008 6 24 54641 0.1804 0.5090 -0.42229 2008 6 25 54642 0.1831 0.5073 -0.42268 2008 6 26 54643 0.1857 0.5055 -0.42317 2008 6 27 54644 0.1884 0.5037 -0.42367 2008 6 28 54645 0.1909 0.5019 -0.42407 2008 6 29 54646 0.1935 0.5000 -0.42427 2008 6 30 54647 0.1960 0.4981 -0.42419 2008 7 1 54648 0.1985 0.4962 -0.42389 2008 7 2 54649 0.2010 0.4942 -0.42345 2008 7 3 54650 0.2034 0.4921 -0.42302 2008 7 4 54651 0.2058 0.4901 -0.42272 2008 7 5 54652 0.2081 0.4880 -0.42265 2008 7 6 54653 0.2104 0.4858 -0.42279 2008 7 7 54654 0.2127 0.4837 -0.42309 2008 7 8 54655 0.2149 0.4815 -0.42344 2008 7 9 54656 0.2171 0.4792 -0.42373 2008 7 10 54657 0.2193 0.4769 -0.42389 2008 7 11 54658 0.2214 0.4746 -0.42386 2008 7 12 54659 0.2235 0.4723 -0.42363 2008 7 13 54660 0.2256 0.4699 -0.42321 2008 7 14 54661 0.2276 0.4675 -0.42263 2008 7 15 54662 0.2295 0.4651 -0.42193 2008 7 16 54663 0.2314 0.4626 -0.42119 2008 7 17 54664 0.2333 0.4601 -0.42049 2008 7 18 54665 0.2351 0.4576 -0.41989 2008 7 19 54666 0.2369 0.4550 -0.41946 2008 7 20 54667 0.2387 0.4524 -0.41924 2008 7 21 54668 0.2404 0.4498 -0.41924 2008 7 22 54669 0.2420 0.4472 -0.41942 2008 7 23 54670 0.2437 0.4445 -0.41972 2008 7 24 54671 0.2452 0.4418 -0.42005 2008 7 25 54672 0.2467 0.4391 -0.42031 2008 7 26 54673 0.2482 0.4364 -0.42040 2008 7 27 54674 0.2496 0.4336 -0.42027 2008 7 28 54675 0.2510 0.4308 -0.41993 2008 7 29 54676 0.2523 0.4280 -0.41944 2008 7 30 54677 0.2536 0.4252 -0.41892 2008 7 31 54678 0.2549 0.4224 -0.41852 2008 8 1 54679 0.2560 0.4195 -0.41833 2008 8 2 54680 0.2572 0.4166 -0.41839 2008 8 3 54681 0.2583 0.4137 -0.41868 2008 8 4 54682 0.2593 0.4108 -0.41909 2008 8 5 54683 0.2603 0.4079 -0.41950 2008 8 6 54684 0.2612 0.4049 -0.41982 2008 8 7 54685 0.2621 0.4020 -0.41997 2008 8 8 54686 0.2630 0.3990 -0.41993 2008 8 9 54687 0.2638 0.3960 -0.41969 2008 8 10 54688 0.2645 0.3930 -0.41928 2008 8 11 54689 0.2652 0.3900 -0.41876 2008 8 12 54690 0.2658 0.3870 -0.41818 2008 8 13 54691 0.2664 0.3840 -0.41762 2008 8 14 54692 0.2669 0.3809 -0.41716 2008 8 15 54693 0.2674 0.3779 -0.41687 2008 8 16 54694 0.2678 0.3748 -0.41681 2008 8 17 54695 0.2682 0.3718 -0.41698 2008 8 18 54696 0.2685 0.3687 -0.41738 2008 8 19 54697 0.2688 0.3656 -0.41793 2008 8 20 54698 0.2690 0.3625 -0.41854 2008 8 21 54699 0.2692 0.3595 -0.41911 2008 8 22 54700 0.2693 0.3564 -0.41952 2008 8 23 54701 0.2694 0.3533 -0.41971 2008 8 24 54702 0.2694 0.3502 -0.41969 2008 8 25 54703 0.2693 0.3471 -0.41952 2008 8 26 54704 0.2692 0.3440 -0.41929 2008 8 27 54705 0.2691 0.3410 -0.41914 2008 8 28 54706 0.2689 0.3379 -0.41919 2008 8 29 54707 0.2686 0.3348 -0.41948 2008 8 30 54708 0.2683 0.3317 -0.42003 2008 8 31 54709 0.2680 0.3286 -0.42077 2008 9 1 54710 0.2676 0.3256 -0.42158 2008 9 2 54711 0.2671 0.3225 -0.42235 2008 9 3 54712 0.2666 0.3195 -0.42299 2008 9 4 54713 0.2660 0.3164 -0.42345 2008 9 5 54714 0.2654 0.3134 -0.42371 2008 9 6 54715 0.2647 0.3104 -0.42378 2008 9 7 54716 0.2640 0.3073 -0.42373 2008 9 8 54717 0.2632 0.3043 -0.42359 2008 9 9 54718 0.2624 0.3013 -0.42345 2008 9 10 54719 0.2616 0.2984 -0.42337 2008 9 11 54720 0.2606 0.2954 -0.42343 2008 9 12 54721 0.2597 0.2924 -0.42369 2008 9 13 54722 0.2586 0.2895 -0.42417 2008 9 14 54723 0.2576 0.2866 -0.42488 2008 9 15 54724 0.2565 0.2837 -0.42576 2008 9 16 54725 0.2553 0.2808 -0.42673 2008 9 17 54726 0.2541 0.2779 -0.42766 2008 9 18 54727 0.2528 0.2750 -0.42844 2008 9 19 54728 0.2515 0.2722 -0.42899 2008 9 20 54729 0.2501 0.2694 -0.42929 2008 9 21 54730 0.2487 0.2666 -0.42942 2008 9 22 54731 0.2473 0.2638 -0.42947 2008 9 23 54732 0.2458 0.2611 -0.42960 2008 9 24 54733 0.2442 0.2583 -0.42993 2008 9 25 54734 0.2426 0.2556 -0.43053 2008 9 26 54735 0.2410 0.2530 -0.43142 2008 9 27 54736 0.2393 0.2503 -0.43255 2008 9 28 54737 0.2376 0.2477 -0.43382 2008 9 29 54738 0.2358 0.2451 -0.43511 2008 9 30 54739 0.2340 0.2425 -0.43633 2008 10 1 54740 0.2321 0.2400 -0.43739 2008 10 2 54741 0.2302 0.2374 -0.43824 2008 10 3 54742 0.2283 0.2350 -0.43890 2008 10 4 54743 0.2263 0.2325 -0.43939 2008 10 5 54744 0.2243 0.2301 -0.43978 2008 10 6 54745 0.2222 0.2277 -0.44013 2008 10 7 54746 0.2201 0.2253 -0.44051 2008 10 8 54747 0.2180 0.2230 -0.44101 2008 10 9 54748 0.2158 0.2207 -0.44167 2008 10 10 54749 0.2136 0.2184 -0.44252 2008 10 11 54750 0.2113 0.2162 -0.44356 2008 10 12 54751 0.2090 0.2140 -0.44476 2008 10 13 54752 0.2067 0.2118 -0.44606 2008 10 14 54753 0.2043 0.2097 -0.44735 2008 10 15 54754 0.2019 0.2076 -0.44854 2008 10 16 54755 0.1995 0.2056 -0.44955 2008 10 17 54756 0.1970 0.2035 -0.45032 2008 10 18 54757 0.1945 0.2016 -0.45090 2008 10 19 54758 0.1920 0.1996 -0.45140 2008 10 20 54759 0.1894 0.1977 -0.45194 2008 10 21 54760 0.1868 0.1959 -0.45262 2008 10 22 54761 0.1842 0.1941 -0.45350 2008 10 23 54762 0.1815 0.1923 -0.45457 2008 10 24 54763 0.1788 0.1905 -0.45577 2008 10 25 54764 0.1761 0.1888 -0.45700 2008 10 26 54765 0.1734 0.1872 -0.45825 2008 10 27 54766 0.1706 0.1856 -0.45945 2008 10 28 54767 0.1678 0.1840 -0.46053 2008 10 29 54768 0.1650 0.1825 -0.46149 2008 10 30 54769 0.1621 0.1810 -0.46226 2008 10 31 54770 0.1592 0.1796 -0.46284 2008 11 1 54771 0.1564 0.1782 -0.46333 2008 11 2 54772 0.1534 0.1768 -0.46384 2008 11 3 54773 0.1505 0.1755 -0.46441 2008 11 4 54774 0.1475 0.1742 -0.46509 2008 11 5 54775 0.1446 0.1730 -0.46594 2008 11 6 54776 0.1416 0.1719 -0.46696 2008 11 7 54777 0.1386 0.1707 -0.46817 2008 11 8 54778 0.1355 0.1697 -0.46959 2008 11 9 54779 0.1325 0.1686 -0.47111 2008 11 10 54780 0.1294 0.1676 -0.47269 2008 11 11 54781 0.1263 0.1667 -0.47426 2008 11 12 54782 0.1232 0.1658 -0.47570 2008 11 13 54783 0.1201 0.1650 -0.47688 2008 11 14 54784 0.1170 0.1642 -0.47776 2008 11 15 54785 0.1139 0.1635 -0.47845 2008 11 16 54786 0.1107 0.1628 -0.47908 2008 11 17 54787 0.1076 0.1621 -0.47981 2008 11 18 54788 0.1044 0.1615 -0.48074 2008 11 19 54789 0.1012 0.1610 -0.48189 2008 11 20 54790 0.0980 0.1605 -0.48325 2008 11 21 54791 0.0948 0.1600 -0.48472 2008 11 22 54792 0.0917 0.1596 -0.48621 2008 11 23 54793 0.0885 0.1593 -0.48765 2008 11 24 54794 0.0852 0.1590 -0.48894 2008 11 25 54795 0.0820 0.1587 -0.49004 2008 11 26 54796 0.0788 0.1585 -0.49096 2008 11 27 54797 0.0756 0.1584 -0.49171 2008 11 28 54798 0.0724 0.1582 -0.49232 2008 11 29 54799 0.0692 0.1582 -0.49292 2008 11 30 54800 0.0660 0.1582 -0.49350 2008 12 1 54801 0.0628 0.1582 -0.49413 2008 12 2 54802 0.0596 0.1583 -0.49484 2008 12 3 54803 0.0564 0.1585 -0.49574 2008 12 4 54804 0.0532 0.1587 -0.49689 2008 12 5 54805 0.0500 0.1589 -0.49822 2008 12 6 54806 0.0468 0.1592 -0.49973 2008 12 7 54807 0.0436 0.1595 -0.50137 2008 12 8 54808 0.0404 0.1599 -0.50308 2008 12 9 54809 0.0372 0.1604 -0.50470 2008 12 10 54810 0.0341 0.1609 -0.50613 2008 12 11 54811 0.0309 0.1614 -0.50734 2008 12 12 54812 0.0278 0.1620 -0.50837 2008 12 13 54813 0.0247 0.1626 -0.50926 2008 12 14 54814 0.0216 0.1633 -0.51015 2008 12 15 54815 0.0185 0.1640 -0.51116 2008 12 16 54816 0.0154 0.1648 -0.51235 2008 12 17 54817 0.0123 0.1657 -0.51372 2008 12 18 54818 0.0092 0.1665 -0.51519 2008 12 19 54819 0.0062 0.1675 -0.51668 2008 12 20 54820 0.0032 0.1684 -0.51810 2008 12 21 54821 0.0002 0.1694 -0.51936 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0028 0.1705 -0.52039 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0058 0.1716 -0.52117 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0087 0.1728 -0.52176 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0117 0.1740 -0.52215 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0146 0.1752 -0.52242 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0174 0.1765 -0.52267 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0203 0.1778 -0.52299 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0231 0.1792 -0.52343 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0259 0.1806 -0.52403 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0287 0.1821 -0.52477 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0315 0.1836 -0.52563 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0342 0.1852 -0.52663 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0369 0.1868 -0.52778 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0396 0.1884 -0.52902 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0422 0.1901 -0.53027 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0448 0.1918 -0.53136 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0474 0.1936 -0.53222 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0500 0.1954 -0.53291 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0525 0.1972 -0.53352 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0550 0.1991 -0.53420 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0574 0.2010 -0.53502 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0598 0.2030 -0.53604 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0622 0.2050 -0.53730 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0646 0.2070 -0.53876 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0669 0.2091 -0.54032 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0691 0.2112 -0.54186 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0714 0.2133 -0.54325 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0736 0.2155 -0.54435 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0758 0.2177 -0.54523 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0779 0.2199 -0.54601 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0800 0.2222 -0.54677 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0820 0.2245 -0.54746 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0840 0.2268 -0.54810 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0860 0.2292 -0.54878 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0879 0.2316 -0.54953 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0898 0.2340 -0.55047 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0916 0.2365 -0.55163 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0934 0.2390 -0.55297 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0952 0.2415 -0.55443 2009 1 30 54861 -0.0969 0.2440 -0.55588 2009 1 31 54862 -0.0986 0.2466 -0.55728 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1002 0.2492 -0.55860 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1018 0.2518 -0.55977 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1033 0.2545 -0.56071 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1048 0.2571 -0.56148 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1062 0.2598 -0.56215 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1076 0.2625 -0.56278 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1089 0.2653 -0.56346 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1102 0.2680 -0.56431 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1115 0.2708 -0.56538 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1127 0.2736 -0.56669 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1139 0.2764 -0.56815 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1150 0.2793 -0.56964 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1160 0.2821 -0.57102 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1170 0.2850 -0.57218 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1180 0.2879 -0.57310 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1189 0.2908 -0.57379 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1198 0.2937 -0.57436 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1206 0.2966 -0.57482 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1213 0.2996 -0.57522 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1220 0.3025 -0.57564 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1227 0.3055 -0.57620 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1233 0.3084 -0.57694 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1239 0.3114 -0.57791 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1244 0.3144 -0.57908 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1248 0.3174 -0.58042 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1253 0.3204 -0.58188 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1256 0.3234 -0.58344 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1259 0.3265 -0.58498 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1262 0.3295 -0.58651 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1264 0.3325 -0.58795 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1265 0.3356 -0.58924 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1266 0.3386 -0.59038 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1267 0.3416 -0.59141 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1267 0.3447 -0.59236 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1266 0.3477 -0.59339 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1265 0.3507 -0.59459 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1263 0.3538 -0.59599 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1261 0.3568 -0.59751 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1259 0.3598 -0.59907 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1256 0.3629 -0.60051 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1252 0.3659 -0.60181 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) 54519 -58.26 .12 -4.14 .12 54520 -58.48 .74 -4.35 .13 54521 -58.80 .74 -4.60 .13 54522 -59.12 .74 -4.74 .34 54523 -59.32 .20 -4.72 .34 54524 -59.30 .20 -4.69 .34 54525 -59.05 .20 -4.82 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54519 0.121 0.048 0.042 0.120 54520 0.116 0.294 0.032 0.130 54521 0.116 0.294 0.002 0.130 54522 0.119 0.294 -0.037 0.340 54523 0.119 0.080 -0.047 0.340 54524 0.119 0.080 -0.041 0.340 54525 0.130 0.080 -0.045 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.