********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 20 March 2008 Vol. XXI No. 012 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 14 54539 -.10487 .00009 .44322 .00009 -.343334 .000013 8 3 15 54540 -.10303 .00010 .44600 .00010 -.343774 .000013 8 3 16 54541 -.10094 .00010 .44893 .00010 -.344284 .000012 8 3 17 54542 -.09863 .00010 .45203 .00010 -.344948 .000011 8 3 18 54543 -.09636 .00010 .45505 .00009 -.345828 .000010 8 3 19 54544 -.09409 .00009 .45791 .00009 -.346938 .000048 8 3 20 54545 -.09159 .00009 .46094 .00010 -.348243 .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 = .0685 - .0962 cos A + .0178 sin A - .0623 cos C + .0942 sin C y = .3583 + .0139 cos A + .0902 sin A + .0942 cos C + .0623 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3309 - .00082 (MJD - 54553) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54545)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54545)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54546) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54545)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54545)**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 21 54546 -0.0894 0.4637 -0.34967 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0871 0.4667 -0.35111 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0849 0.4694 -0.35250 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0827 0.4720 -0.35378 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0805 0.4745 -0.35489 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0783 0.4769 -0.35581 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0761 0.4792 -0.35654 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0738 0.4815 -0.35716 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0715 0.4837 -0.35773 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0692 0.4859 -0.35835 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0669 0.4880 -0.35908 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0645 0.4900 -0.35996 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0621 0.4921 -0.36105 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0597 0.4941 -0.36237 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0572 0.4960 -0.36390 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0547 0.4979 -0.36556 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0522 0.4998 -0.36721 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0496 0.5016 -0.36871 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0470 0.5034 -0.36993 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0444 0.5052 -0.37085 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0417 0.5069 -0.37151 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0391 0.5086 -0.37205 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0364 0.5102 -0.37259 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0336 0.5118 -0.37327 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0309 0.5134 -0.37414 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0281 0.5149 -0.37522 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0253 0.5163 -0.37647 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0224 0.5178 -0.37782 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0196 0.5191 -0.37918 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0167 0.5205 -0.38049 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0138 0.5218 -0.38169 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0108 0.5230 -0.38271 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0079 0.5242 -0.38356 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0049 0.5254 -0.38424 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0019 0.5265 -0.38482 2008 4 25 54581 0.0011 0.5276 -0.38534 2008 4 26 54582 0.0041 0.5286 -0.38588 2008 4 27 54583 0.0071 0.5296 -0.38651 2008 4 28 54584 0.0102 0.5305 -0.38730 2008 4 29 54585 0.0133 0.5314 -0.38831 2008 4 30 54586 0.0164 0.5323 -0.38956 2008 5 1 54587 0.0195 0.5330 -0.39104 2008 5 2 54588 0.0226 0.5338 -0.39270 2008 5 3 54589 0.0257 0.5345 -0.39442 2008 5 4 54590 0.0289 0.5351 -0.39607 2008 5 5 54591 0.0320 0.5358 -0.39749 2008 5 6 54592 0.0352 0.5363 -0.39861 2008 5 7 54593 0.0383 0.5368 -0.39945 2008 5 8 54594 0.0415 0.5373 -0.40010 2008 5 9 54595 0.0447 0.5377 -0.40072 2008 5 10 54596 0.0479 0.5381 -0.40142 2008 5 11 54597 0.0511 0.5384 -0.40230 2008 5 12 54598 0.0543 0.5386 -0.40336 2008 5 13 54599 0.0575 0.5388 -0.40456 2008 5 14 54600 0.0607 0.5390 -0.40583 2008 5 15 54601 0.0639 0.5391 -0.40709 2008 5 16 54602 0.0672 0.5392 -0.40825 2008 5 17 54603 0.0704 0.5392 -0.40927 2008 5 18 54604 0.0736 0.5392 -0.41009 2008 5 19 54605 0.0768 0.5391 -0.41070 2008 5 20 54606 0.0800 0.5390 -0.41110 2008 5 21 54607 0.0832 0.5388 -0.41134 2008 5 22 54608 0.0864 0.5386 -0.41148 2008 5 23 54609 0.0897 0.5383 -0.41158 2008 5 24 54610 0.0929 0.5380 -0.41174 2008 5 25 54611 0.0961 0.5376 -0.41201 2008 5 26 54612 0.0992 0.5372 -0.41245 2008 5 27 54613 0.1024 0.5368 -0.41310 2008 5 28 54614 0.1056 0.5362 -0.41397 2008 5 29 54615 0.1088 0.5357 -0.41501 2008 5 30 54616 0.1119 0.5351 -0.41616 2008 5 31 54617 0.1151 0.5344 -0.41730 2008 6 1 54618 0.1182 0.5337 -0.41828 2008 6 2 54619 0.1213 0.5329 -0.41901 2008 6 3 54620 0.1244 0.5321 -0.41945 2008 6 4 54621 0.1275 0.5313 -0.41966 2008 6 5 54622 0.1306 0.5304 -0.41975 2008 6 6 54623 0.1336 0.5295 -0.41987 2008 6 7 54624 0.1367 0.5285 -0.42014 2008 6 8 54625 0.1397 0.5274 -0.42061 2008 6 9 54626 0.1427 0.5263 -0.42123 2008 6 10 54627 0.1457 0.5252 -0.42194 2008 6 11 54628 0.1487 0.5240 -0.42264 2008 6 12 54629 0.1516 0.5228 -0.42325 2008 6 13 54630 0.1546 0.5215 -0.42370 2008 6 14 54631 0.1575 0.5202 -0.42395 2008 6 15 54632 0.1604 0.5189 -0.42400 2008 6 16 54633 0.1632 0.5175 -0.42384 2008 6 17 54634 0.1661 0.5160 -0.42352 2008 6 18 54635 0.1689 0.5146 -0.42309 2008 6 19 54636 0.1717 0.5130 -0.42261 2008 6 20 54637 0.1744 0.5114 -0.42217 2008 6 21 54638 0.1772 0.5098 -0.42183 2008 6 22 54639 0.1799 0.5082 -0.42165 2008 6 23 54640 0.1825 0.5065 -0.42166 2008 6 24 54641 0.1852 0.5047 -0.42186 2008 6 25 54642 0.1878 0.5030 -0.42223 2008 6 26 54643 0.1904 0.5011 -0.42270 2008 6 27 54644 0.1929 0.4993 -0.42318 2008 6 28 54645 0.1955 0.4974 -0.42357 2008 6 29 54646 0.1980 0.4955 -0.42375 2008 6 30 54647 0.2004 0.4935 -0.42369 2008 7 1 54648 0.2028 0.4915 -0.42339 2008 7 2 54649 0.2052 0.4894 -0.42295 2008 7 3 54650 0.2076 0.4873 -0.42252 2008 7 4 54651 0.2099 0.4852 -0.42223 2008 7 5 54652 0.2122 0.4830 -0.42216 2008 7 6 54653 0.2144 0.4808 -0.42231 2008 7 7 54654 0.2166 0.4786 -0.42260 2008 7 8 54655 0.2188 0.4763 -0.42294 2008 7 9 54656 0.2209 0.4740 -0.42322 2008 7 10 54657 0.2230 0.4717 -0.42337 2008 7 11 54658 0.2251 0.4694 -0.42333 2008 7 12 54659 0.2271 0.4670 -0.42309 2008 7 13 54660 0.2290 0.4645 -0.42266 2008 7 14 54661 0.2310 0.4621 -0.42207 2008 7 15 54662 0.2328 0.4596 -0.42136 2008 7 16 54663 0.2347 0.4571 -0.42061 2008 7 17 54664 0.2365 0.4545 -0.41989 2008 7 18 54665 0.2382 0.4520 -0.41928 2008 7 19 54666 0.2399 0.4494 -0.41884 2008 7 20 54667 0.2416 0.4468 -0.41861 2008 7 21 54668 0.2432 0.4441 -0.41860 2008 7 22 54669 0.2448 0.4414 -0.41877 2008 7 23 54670 0.2463 0.4387 -0.41906 2008 7 24 54671 0.2478 0.4360 -0.41938 2008 7 25 54672 0.2493 0.4333 -0.41962 2008 7 26 54673 0.2507 0.4305 -0.41970 2008 7 27 54674 0.2520 0.4277 -0.41956 2008 7 28 54675 0.2533 0.4249 -0.41920 2008 7 29 54676 0.2546 0.4221 -0.41870 2008 7 30 54677 0.2558 0.4192 -0.41817 2008 7 31 54678 0.2569 0.4164 -0.41775 2008 8 1 54679 0.2580 0.4135 -0.41755 2008 8 2 54680 0.2591 0.4106 -0.41760 2008 8 3 54681 0.2601 0.4077 -0.41787 2008 8 4 54682 0.2610 0.4047 -0.41827 2008 8 5 54683 0.2619 0.4018 -0.41868 2008 8 6 54684 0.2628 0.3988 -0.41899 2008 8 7 54685 0.2636 0.3959 -0.41914 2008 8 8 54686 0.2644 0.3929 -0.41909 2008 8 9 54687 0.2651 0.3899 -0.41885 2008 8 10 54688 0.2657 0.3869 -0.41844 2008 8 11 54689 0.2663 0.3838 -0.41792 2008 8 12 54690 0.2669 0.3808 -0.41734 2008 8 13 54691 0.2674 0.3778 -0.41679 2008 8 14 54692 0.2678 0.3747 -0.41633 2008 8 15 54693 0.2682 0.3717 -0.41605 2008 8 16 54694 0.2685 0.3686 -0.41599 2008 8 17 54695 0.2688 0.3656 -0.41618 2008 8 18 54696 0.2691 0.3625 -0.41658 2008 8 19 54697 0.2693 0.3594 -0.41714 2008 8 20 54698 0.2694 0.3563 -0.41777 2008 8 21 54699 0.2695 0.3533 -0.41834 2008 8 22 54700 0.2695 0.3502 -0.41876 2008 8 23 54701 0.2695 0.3471 -0.41896 2008 8 24 54702 0.2694 0.3440 -0.41895 2008 8 25 54703 0.2693 0.3409 -0.41878 2008 8 26 54704 0.2691 0.3379 -0.41856 2008 8 27 54705 0.2689 0.3348 -0.41842 2008 8 28 54706 0.2686 0.3317 -0.41846 2008 8 29 54707 0.2683 0.3286 -0.41876 2008 8 30 54708 0.2679 0.3256 -0.41931 2008 8 31 54709 0.2674 0.3225 -0.42005 2008 9 1 54710 0.2670 0.3195 -0.42086 2008 9 2 54711 0.2664 0.3164 -0.42163 2008 9 3 54712 0.2658 0.3134 -0.42227 2008 9 4 54713 0.2652 0.3104 -0.42273 2008 9 5 54714 0.2645 0.3074 -0.42298 2008 9 6 54715 0.2637 0.3044 -0.42306 2008 9 7 54716 0.2629 0.3014 -0.42301 2008 9 8 54717 0.2621 0.2984 -0.42289 2008 9 9 54718 0.2612 0.2954 -0.42276 2008 9 10 54719 0.2603 0.2924 -0.42272 2008 9 11 54720 0.2593 0.2895 -0.42282 2008 9 12 54721 0.2582 0.2866 -0.42314 2008 9 13 54722 0.2571 0.2837 -0.42370 2008 9 14 54723 0.2560 0.2808 -0.42451 2008 9 15 54724 0.2548 0.2779 -0.42551 2008 9 16 54725 0.2535 0.2750 -0.42663 2008 9 17 54726 0.2523 0.2722 -0.42773 2008 9 18 54727 0.2509 0.2694 -0.42869 2008 9 19 54728 0.2495 0.2666 -0.42943 2008 9 20 54729 0.2481 0.2638 -0.42991 2008 9 21 54730 0.2466 0.2610 -0.43019 2008 9 22 54731 0.2451 0.2583 -0.43037 2008 9 23 54732 0.2435 0.2556 -0.43055 2008 9 24 54733 0.2419 0.2529 -0.43087 2008 9 25 54734 0.2403 0.2502 -0.43139 2008 9 26 54735 0.2385 0.2476 -0.43213 2008 9 27 54736 0.2368 0.2450 -0.43305 2008 9 28 54737 0.2350 0.2424 -0.43407 2008 9 29 54738 0.2332 0.2399 -0.43510 2008 9 30 54739 0.2313 0.2373 -0.43604 2008 10 1 54740 0.2294 0.2348 -0.43685 2008 10 2 54741 0.2274 0.2324 -0.43749 2008 10 3 54742 0.2254 0.2299 -0.43797 2008 10 4 54743 0.2234 0.2275 -0.43834 2008 10 5 54744 0.2213 0.2251 -0.43865 2008 10 6 54745 0.2192 0.2228 -0.43895 2008 10 7 54746 0.2170 0.2205 -0.43933 2008 10 8 54747 0.2148 0.2182 -0.43984 2008 10 9 54748 0.2125 0.2159 -0.44055 2008 10 10 54749 0.2103 0.2137 -0.44147 2008 10 11 54750 0.2080 0.2115 -0.44264 2008 10 12 54751 0.2056 0.2094 -0.44401 2008 10 13 54752 0.2032 0.2073 -0.44555 2008 10 14 54753 0.2008 0.2052 -0.44712 2008 10 15 54754 0.1984 0.2032 -0.44861 2008 10 16 54755 0.1959 0.2012 -0.44990 2008 10 17 54756 0.1933 0.1992 -0.45094 2008 10 18 54757 0.1908 0.1973 -0.45175 2008 10 19 54758 0.1882 0.1954 -0.45243 2008 10 20 54759 0.1856 0.1936 -0.45310 2008 10 21 54760 0.1829 0.1918 -0.45389 2008 10 22 54761 0.1803 0.1900 -0.45487 2008 10 23 54762 0.1776 0.1883 -0.45605 2008 10 24 54763 0.1748 0.1866 -0.45736 2008 10 25 54764 0.1721 0.1850 -0.45869 2008 10 26 54765 0.1693 0.1834 -0.45996 2008 10 27 54766 0.1665 0.1818 -0.46109 2008 10 28 54767 0.1636 0.1803 -0.46204 2008 10 29 54768 0.1608 0.1788 -0.46280 2008 10 30 54769 0.1579 0.1774 -0.46338 2008 10 31 54770 0.1550 0.1760 -0.46381 2008 11 1 54771 0.1521 0.1747 -0.46415 2008 11 2 54772 0.1491 0.1734 -0.46450 2008 11 3 54773 0.1461 0.1722 -0.46490 2008 11 4 54774 0.1432 0.1710 -0.46542 2008 11 5 54775 0.1401 0.1698 -0.46608 2008 11 6 54776 0.1371 0.1687 -0.46688 2008 11 7 54777 0.1341 0.1677 -0.46784 2008 11 8 54778 0.1310 0.1667 -0.46892 2008 11 9 54779 0.1279 0.1657 -0.47018 2008 11 10 54780 0.1248 0.1648 -0.47155 2008 11 11 54781 0.1217 0.1639 -0.47293 2008 11 12 54782 0.1186 0.1631 -0.47423 2008 11 13 54783 0.1155 0.1623 -0.47532 2008 11 14 54784 0.1123 0.1616 -0.47615 2008 11 15 54785 0.1092 0.1609 -0.47682 2008 11 16 54786 0.1060 0.1603 -0.47749 2008 11 17 54787 0.1028 0.1597 -0.47829 2008 11 18 54788 0.0996 0.1592 -0.47930 2008 11 19 54789 0.0964 0.1587 -0.48054 2008 11 20 54790 0.0932 0.1582 -0.48196 2008 11 21 54791 0.0900 0.1579 -0.48346 2008 11 22 54792 0.0868 0.1575 -0.48497 2008 11 23 54793 0.0836 0.1572 -0.48634 2008 11 24 54794 0.0804 0.1570 -0.48752 2008 11 25 54795 0.0772 0.1568 -0.48853 2008 11 26 54796 0.0740 0.1567 -0.48934 2008 11 27 54797 0.0707 0.1566 -0.48994 2008 11 28 54798 0.0675 0.1565 -0.49035 2008 11 29 54799 0.0643 0.1566 -0.49067 2008 11 30 54800 0.0611 0.1566 -0.49098 2008 12 1 54801 0.0579 0.1567 -0.49139 2008 12 2 54802 0.0546 0.1569 -0.49192 2008 12 3 54803 0.0514 0.1571 -0.49264 2008 12 4 54804 0.0482 0.1573 -0.49355 2008 12 5 54805 0.0450 0.1577 -0.49466 2008 12 6 54806 0.0418 0.1580 -0.49594 2008 12 7 54807 0.0387 0.1584 -0.49735 2008 12 8 54808 0.0355 0.1589 -0.49878 2008 12 9 54809 0.0323 0.1594 -0.50012 2008 12 10 54810 0.0292 0.1599 -0.50131 2008 12 11 54811 0.0260 0.1605 -0.50228 2008 12 12 54812 0.0229 0.1612 -0.50304 2008 12 13 54813 0.0197 0.1619 -0.50377 2008 12 14 54814 0.0166 0.1626 -0.50451 2008 12 15 54815 0.0135 0.1634 -0.50541 2008 12 16 54816 0.0105 0.1642 -0.50649 2008 12 17 54817 0.0074 0.1651 -0.50783 2008 12 18 54818 0.0044 0.1661 -0.50936 2008 12 19 54819 0.0013 0.1671 -0.51092 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0017 0.1681 -0.51242 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0047 0.1692 -0.51380 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0077 0.1703 -0.51502 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0106 0.1714 -0.51604 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0135 0.1727 -0.51685 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0164 0.1739 -0.51752 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0193 0.1752 -0.51813 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0222 0.1766 -0.51868 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0250 0.1780 -0.51924 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0278 0.1794 -0.51989 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0306 0.1809 -0.52063 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0334 0.1824 -0.52153 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0361 0.1839 -0.52256 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0388 0.1856 -0.52375 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0415 0.1872 -0.52505 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0442 0.1889 -0.52638 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0468 0.1906 -0.52762 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0494 0.1924 -0.52869 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0519 0.1942 -0.52956 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0545 0.1961 -0.53019 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0569 0.1979 -0.53065 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0594 0.1999 -0.53112 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0618 0.2018 -0.53173 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0642 0.2038 -0.53259 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0666 0.2059 -0.53371 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0689 0.2079 -0.53500 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0712 0.2101 -0.53632 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0734 0.2122 -0.53760 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0756 0.2144 -0.53878 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0778 0.2166 -0.53981 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0799 0.2189 -0.54068 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0820 0.2211 -0.54133 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0841 0.2234 -0.54179 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0861 0.2258 -0.54215 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0881 0.2282 -0.54254 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0900 0.2306 -0.54305 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0919 0.2330 -0.54366 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0937 0.2355 -0.54442 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0955 0.2380 -0.54534 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0973 0.2405 -0.54644 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0990 0.2431 -0.54772 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1007 0.2456 -0.54914 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1023 0.2482 -0.55059 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1039 0.2509 -0.55193 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1054 0.2535 -0.55314 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1069 0.2562 -0.55427 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1084 0.2589 -0.55537 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1098 0.2616 -0.55635 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1111 0.2644 -0.55729 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1124 0.2671 -0.55831 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1137 0.2699 -0.55950 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1149 0.2727 -0.56100 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1160 0.2755 -0.56280 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1171 0.2784 -0.56475 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1182 0.2812 -0.56670 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1192 0.2841 -0.56843 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1202 0.2870 -0.56989 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1211 0.2899 -0.57108 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1220 0.2928 -0.57202 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1228 0.2958 -0.57272 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1236 0.2987 -0.57330 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1243 0.3017 -0.57386 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1249 0.3046 -0.57446 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1256 0.3076 -0.57510 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1261 0.3106 -0.57585 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1266 0.3136 -0.57674 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1271 0.3166 -0.57781 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1275 0.3196 -0.57905 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1279 0.3226 -0.58042 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1282 0.3257 -0.58184 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1284 0.3287 -0.58320 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1286 0.3317 -0.58443 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1288 0.3348 -0.58549 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1289 0.3378 -0.58640 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1289 0.3409 -0.58717 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1289 0.3439 -0.58786 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1289 0.3470 -0.58860 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1288 0.3500 -0.58954 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1286 0.3530 -0.59077 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1284 0.3561 -0.59230 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1282 0.3591 -0.59406 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1279 0.3622 -0.59589 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1275 0.3652 -0.59769 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1271 0.3682 -0.59938 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1266 0.3712 -0.60086 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1261 0.3742 -0.60220 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1256 0.3772 -0.60341 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1250 0.3802 -0.60452 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1243 0.3832 -0.60556 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1236 0.3862 -0.60653 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1228 0.3892 -0.60745 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) 54526 -58.61 .15 -5.12 .13 54527 -58.22 .12 -5.40 .14 54528 -58.04 .12 -5.54 .14 54529 -58.14 .74 -5.55 .17 54530 -58.39 .11 -5.53 .17 54531 -58.49 .11 -5.48 .17 54532 -58.33 .11 -5.30 .17 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54526 0.172 0.060 -0.064 0.130 54527 0.207 0.048 -0.054 0.140 54528 0.231 0.048 -0.026 0.140 54529 0.240 0.294 0.010 0.170 54530 0.231 0.044 0.032 0.170 54531 0.217 0.044 0.042 0.170 54532 0.197 0.044 0.054 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.