********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 1 May 2008 Vol. XXI No. 018 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 4 25 54581 -.00008 .00009 .52916 .00009 -.388209 .000012 8 4 26 54582 .00304 .00009 .52991 .00009 -.388777 .000013 8 4 27 54583 .00619 .00009 .53073 .00009 -.389404 .000014 8 4 28 54584 .00954 .00009 .53178 .00009 -.390209 .000014 8 4 29 54585 .01288 .00009 .53318 .00009 -.391243 .000013 8 4 30 54586 .01597 .00009 .53466 .00009 -.392556 .000048 8 5 1 54587 .01899 .00009 .53608 .00009 -.394114 .000057 IERS Final Values MJD x y UT1-UTC " " s 8 3 5 54530 -.1170 .4190 -.33298 8 3 6 54531 -.1157 .4218 -.33399 8 3 7 54532 -.1148 .4244 -.33526 8 3 8 54533 -.1134 .4267 -.33678 8 3 9 54534 -.1119 .4294 -.33833 8 3 10 54535 -.1107 .4318 -.33982 8 3 11 54536 -.1093 .4345 -.34105 8 3 12 54537 -.1080 .4376 -.34208 8 3 13 54538 -.1065 .4404 -.34283 8 3 14 54539 -.1049 .4433 -.34334 8 3 15 54540 -.1030 .4461 -.34376 8 3 16 54541 -.1009 .4490 -.34428 8 3 17 54542 -.0986 .4521 -.34492 8 3 18 54543 -.0963 .4551 -.34581 8 3 19 54544 -.0941 .4580 -.34698 8 3 20 54545 -.0915 .4609 -.34831 8 3 21 54546 -.0889 .4639 -.34970 8 3 22 54547 -.0862 .4670 -.35124 8 3 23 54548 -.0833 .4702 -.35266 8 3 24 54549 -.0807 .4731 -.35406 8 3 25 54550 -.0785 .4759 -.35530 8 3 26 54551 -.0762 .4784 -.35635 8 3 27 54552 -.0741 .4807 -.35723 8 3 28 54553 -.0722 .4829 -.35796 8 3 29 54554 -.0706 .4850 -.35860 8 3 30 54555 -.0687 .4867 -.35925 8 3 31 54556 -.0665 .4882 -.36004 8 4 1 54557 -.0645 .4899 -.36100 8 4 2 54558 -.0620 .4917 -.36217 8 4 3 54559 -.0590 .4936 -.36367 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0668 - .0486 cos A + .0990 sin A + .0075 cos C + .0894 sin C y = .3527 + .0901 cos A + .0509 sin A + .0894 cos C - .0075 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3611 - .00079 (MJD - 54595) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54587)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54587)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54588) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54587)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54587)**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 5 2 54588 0.0219 0.5372 -0.39587 2008 5 3 54589 0.0250 0.5382 -0.39770 2008 5 4 54590 0.0280 0.5391 -0.39947 2008 5 5 54591 0.0312 0.5398 -0.40102 2008 5 6 54592 0.0343 0.5404 -0.40230 2008 5 7 54593 0.0376 0.5409 -0.40328 2008 5 8 54594 0.0408 0.5414 -0.40406 2008 5 9 54595 0.0440 0.5418 -0.40479 2008 5 10 54596 0.0473 0.5422 -0.40560 2008 5 11 54597 0.0506 0.5425 -0.40658 2008 5 12 54598 0.0539 0.5427 -0.40774 2008 5 13 54599 0.0571 0.5429 -0.40902 2008 5 14 54600 0.0604 0.5430 -0.41036 2008 5 15 54601 0.0637 0.5431 -0.41166 2008 5 16 54602 0.0670 0.5432 -0.41284 2008 5 17 54603 0.0703 0.5432 -0.41386 2008 5 18 54604 0.0736 0.5431 -0.41468 2008 5 19 54605 0.0769 0.5430 -0.41526 2008 5 20 54606 0.0802 0.5428 -0.41562 2008 5 21 54607 0.0835 0.5426 -0.41578 2008 5 22 54608 0.0867 0.5423 -0.41581 2008 5 23 54609 0.0900 0.5420 -0.41577 2008 5 24 54610 0.0933 0.5416 -0.41576 2008 5 25 54611 0.0966 0.5412 -0.41586 2008 5 26 54612 0.0998 0.5408 -0.41614 2008 5 27 54613 0.1031 0.5402 -0.41661 2008 5 28 54614 0.1063 0.5397 -0.41729 2008 5 29 54615 0.1096 0.5391 -0.41815 2008 5 30 54616 0.1128 0.5384 -0.41910 2008 5 31 54617 0.1160 0.5377 -0.42004 2008 6 1 54618 0.1192 0.5369 -0.42084 2008 6 2 54619 0.1224 0.5361 -0.42139 2008 6 3 54620 0.1256 0.5353 -0.42165 2008 6 4 54621 0.1288 0.5344 -0.42166 2008 6 5 54622 0.1319 0.5334 -0.42155 2008 6 6 54623 0.1351 0.5324 -0.42146 2008 6 7 54624 0.1382 0.5314 -0.42152 2008 6 8 54625 0.1413 0.5303 -0.42177 2008 6 9 54626 0.1444 0.5291 -0.42219 2008 6 10 54627 0.1474 0.5279 -0.42269 2008 6 11 54628 0.1505 0.5267 -0.42318 2008 6 12 54629 0.1535 0.5254 -0.42358 2008 6 13 54630 0.1565 0.5241 -0.42382 2008 6 14 54631 0.1595 0.5227 -0.42386 2008 6 15 54632 0.1624 0.5213 -0.42371 2008 6 16 54633 0.1654 0.5198 -0.42336 2008 6 17 54634 0.1683 0.5183 -0.42285 2008 6 18 54635 0.1712 0.5168 -0.42224 2008 6 19 54636 0.1740 0.5152 -0.42159 2008 6 20 54637 0.1769 0.5135 -0.42100 2008 6 21 54638 0.1797 0.5119 -0.42052 2008 6 22 54639 0.1824 0.5101 -0.42023 2008 6 23 54640 0.1852 0.5084 -0.42013 2008 6 24 54641 0.1879 0.5065 -0.42024 2008 6 25 54642 0.1906 0.5047 -0.42054 2008 6 26 54643 0.1932 0.5028 -0.42095 2008 6 27 54644 0.1959 0.5009 -0.42138 2008 6 28 54645 0.1985 0.4989 -0.42173 2008 6 29 54646 0.2010 0.4969 -0.42189 2008 6 30 54647 0.2035 0.4948 -0.42181 2008 7 1 54648 0.2060 0.4928 -0.42151 2008 7 2 54649 0.2085 0.4906 -0.42107 2008 7 3 54650 0.2109 0.4885 -0.42065 2008 7 4 54651 0.2133 0.4863 -0.42036 2008 7 5 54652 0.2156 0.4840 -0.42030 2008 7 6 54653 0.2179 0.4818 -0.42046 2008 7 7 54654 0.2202 0.4794 -0.42077 2008 7 8 54655 0.2224 0.4771 -0.42114 2008 7 9 54656 0.2246 0.4747 -0.42146 2008 7 10 54657 0.2268 0.4723 -0.42165 2008 7 11 54658 0.2289 0.4699 -0.42166 2008 7 12 54659 0.2310 0.4674 -0.42148 2008 7 13 54660 0.2330 0.4649 -0.42111 2008 7 14 54661 0.2350 0.4624 -0.42058 2008 7 15 54662 0.2369 0.4598 -0.41993 2008 7 16 54663 0.2388 0.4572 -0.41923 2008 7 17 54664 0.2407 0.4546 -0.41857 2008 7 18 54665 0.2425 0.4519 -0.41802 2008 7 19 54666 0.2442 0.4492 -0.41763 2008 7 20 54667 0.2460 0.4465 -0.41746 2008 7 21 54668 0.2476 0.4438 -0.41749 2008 7 22 54669 0.2493 0.4410 -0.41770 2008 7 23 54670 0.2508 0.4382 -0.41802 2008 7 24 54671 0.2524 0.4354 -0.41837 2008 7 25 54672 0.2539 0.4326 -0.41864 2008 7 26 54673 0.2553 0.4297 -0.41874 2008 7 27 54674 0.2567 0.4269 -0.41863 2008 7 28 54675 0.2580 0.4240 -0.41831 2008 7 29 54676 0.2593 0.4210 -0.41785 2008 7 30 54677 0.2606 0.4181 -0.41736 2008 7 31 54678 0.2618 0.4151 -0.41699 2008 8 1 54679 0.2629 0.4122 -0.41685 2008 8 2 54680 0.2640 0.4092 -0.41696 2008 8 3 54681 0.2651 0.4062 -0.41731 2008 8 4 54682 0.2661 0.4031 -0.41777 2008 8 5 54683 0.2670 0.4001 -0.41825 2008 8 6 54684 0.2679 0.3970 -0.41862 2008 8 7 54685 0.2687 0.3940 -0.41882 2008 8 8 54686 0.2695 0.3909 -0.41882 2008 8 9 54687 0.2703 0.3878 -0.41862 2008 8 10 54688 0.2710 0.3847 -0.41825 2008 8 11 54689 0.2716 0.3816 -0.41775 2008 8 12 54690 0.2722 0.3784 -0.41719 2008 8 13 54691 0.2727 0.3753 -0.41664 2008 8 14 54692 0.2732 0.3721 -0.41619 2008 8 15 54693 0.2736 0.3690 -0.41591 2008 8 16 54694 0.2740 0.3658 -0.41584 2008 8 17 54695 0.2743 0.3627 -0.41601 2008 8 18 54696 0.2745 0.3595 -0.41638 2008 8 19 54697 0.2747 0.3563 -0.41691 2008 8 20 54698 0.2749 0.3531 -0.41750 2008 8 21 54699 0.2750 0.3500 -0.41804 2008 8 22 54700 0.2750 0.3468 -0.41842 2008 8 23 54701 0.2750 0.3436 -0.41859 2008 8 24 54702 0.2750 0.3404 -0.41854 2008 8 25 54703 0.2749 0.3372 -0.41833 2008 8 26 54704 0.2747 0.3340 -0.41807 2008 8 27 54705 0.2745 0.3309 -0.41789 2008 8 28 54706 0.2742 0.3277 -0.41789 2008 8 29 54707 0.2739 0.3245 -0.41815 2008 8 30 54708 0.2735 0.3214 -0.41866 2008 8 31 54709 0.2730 0.3182 -0.41935 2008 9 1 54710 0.2726 0.3150 -0.42011 2008 9 2 54711 0.2720 0.3119 -0.42084 2008 9 3 54712 0.2714 0.3088 -0.42144 2008 9 4 54713 0.2708 0.3056 -0.42185 2008 9 5 54714 0.2701 0.3025 -0.42206 2008 9 6 54715 0.2693 0.2994 -0.42210 2008 9 7 54716 0.2685 0.2963 -0.42200 2008 9 8 54717 0.2677 0.2932 -0.42184 2008 9 9 54718 0.2668 0.2901 -0.42168 2008 9 10 54719 0.2658 0.2871 -0.42160 2008 9 11 54720 0.2648 0.2840 -0.42167 2008 9 12 54721 0.2637 0.2810 -0.42195 2008 9 13 54722 0.2626 0.2780 -0.42248 2008 9 14 54723 0.2614 0.2750 -0.42326 2008 9 15 54724 0.2602 0.2720 -0.42425 2008 9 16 54725 0.2590 0.2690 -0.42534 2008 9 17 54726 0.2577 0.2661 -0.42644 2008 9 18 54727 0.2563 0.2632 -0.42740 2008 9 19 54728 0.2549 0.2603 -0.42815 2008 9 20 54729 0.2534 0.2574 -0.42867 2008 9 21 54730 0.2519 0.2545 -0.42899 2008 9 22 54731 0.2504 0.2517 -0.42923 2008 9 23 54732 0.2488 0.2489 -0.42951 2008 9 24 54733 0.2471 0.2461 -0.42995 2008 9 25 54734 0.2454 0.2433 -0.43061 2008 9 26 54735 0.2437 0.2406 -0.43151 2008 9 27 54736 0.2419 0.2379 -0.43262 2008 9 28 54737 0.2400 0.2352 -0.43383 2008 9 29 54738 0.2382 0.2325 -0.43505 2008 9 30 54739 0.2362 0.2299 -0.43618 2008 10 1 54740 0.2343 0.2273 -0.43715 2008 10 2 54741 0.2322 0.2247 -0.43792 2008 10 3 54742 0.2302 0.2222 -0.43850 2008 10 4 54743 0.2281 0.2197 -0.43893 2008 10 5 54744 0.2260 0.2172 -0.43925 2008 10 6 54745 0.2238 0.2147 -0.43955 2008 10 7 54746 0.2216 0.2123 -0.43989 2008 10 8 54747 0.2193 0.2099 -0.44035 2008 10 9 54748 0.2170 0.2076 -0.44099 2008 10 10 54749 0.2147 0.2053 -0.44185 2008 10 11 54750 0.2123 0.2030 -0.44295 2008 10 12 54751 0.2099 0.2008 -0.44427 2008 10 13 54752 0.2074 0.1986 -0.44574 2008 10 14 54753 0.2049 0.1964 -0.44727 2008 10 15 54754 0.2024 0.1943 -0.44872 2008 10 16 54755 0.1998 0.1922 -0.44997 2008 10 17 54756 0.1972 0.1902 -0.45098 2008 10 18 54757 0.1946 0.1881 -0.45175 2008 10 19 54758 0.1919 0.1862 -0.45239 2008 10 20 54759 0.1893 0.1842 -0.45301 2008 10 21 54760 0.1865 0.1823 -0.45376 2008 10 22 54761 0.1838 0.1805 -0.45470 2008 10 23 54762 0.1810 0.1787 -0.45586 2008 10 24 54763 0.1782 0.1769 -0.45722 2008 10 25 54764 0.1753 0.1752 -0.45868 2008 10 26 54765 0.1724 0.1735 -0.46017 2008 10 27 54766 0.1695 0.1719 -0.46159 2008 10 28 54767 0.1666 0.1703 -0.46287 2008 10 29 54768 0.1637 0.1688 -0.46398 2008 10 30 54769 0.1607 0.1673 -0.46489 2008 10 31 54770 0.1577 0.1658 -0.46564 2008 11 1 54771 0.1546 0.1644 -0.46627 2008 11 2 54772 0.1516 0.1630 -0.46686 2008 11 3 54773 0.1485 0.1617 -0.46747 2008 11 4 54774 0.1454 0.1604 -0.46817 2008 11 5 54775 0.1423 0.1592 -0.46902 2008 11 6 54776 0.1392 0.1580 -0.47005 2008 11 7 54777 0.1360 0.1569 -0.47129 2008 11 8 54778 0.1328 0.1558 -0.47273 2008 11 9 54779 0.1297 0.1548 -0.47432 2008 11 10 54780 0.1265 0.1538 -0.47599 2008 11 11 54781 0.1232 0.1529 -0.47762 2008 11 12 54782 0.1200 0.1520 -0.47910 2008 11 13 54783 0.1167 0.1511 -0.48032 2008 11 14 54784 0.1135 0.1504 -0.48126 2008 11 15 54785 0.1102 0.1496 -0.48197 2008 11 16 54786 0.1069 0.1489 -0.48255 2008 11 17 54787 0.1036 0.1483 -0.48314 2008 11 18 54788 0.1003 0.1477 -0.48383 2008 11 19 54789 0.0970 0.1472 -0.48470 2008 11 20 54790 0.0937 0.1467 -0.48571 2008 11 21 54791 0.0903 0.1462 -0.48682 2008 11 22 54792 0.0870 0.1458 -0.48793 2008 11 23 54793 0.0837 0.1455 -0.48897 2008 11 24 54794 0.0803 0.1452 -0.48988 2008 11 25 54795 0.0770 0.1450 -0.49062 2008 11 26 54796 0.0736 0.1448 -0.49117 2008 11 27 54797 0.0702 0.1447 -0.49155 2008 11 28 54798 0.0669 0.1446 -0.49181 2008 11 29 54799 0.0635 0.1445 -0.49200 2008 11 30 54800 0.0602 0.1446 -0.49220 2008 12 1 54801 0.0568 0.1446 -0.49247 2008 12 2 54802 0.0535 0.1447 -0.49284 2008 12 3 54803 0.0501 0.1449 -0.49336 2008 12 4 54804 0.0468 0.1451 -0.49405 2008 12 5 54805 0.0434 0.1454 -0.49492 2008 12 6 54806 0.0401 0.1457 -0.49594 2008 12 7 54807 0.0368 0.1461 -0.49704 2008 12 8 54808 0.0334 0.1465 -0.49811 2008 12 9 54809 0.0301 0.1470 -0.49907 2008 12 10 54810 0.0268 0.1475 -0.49986 2008 12 11 54811 0.0235 0.1481 -0.50046 2008 12 12 54812 0.0202 0.1487 -0.50090 2008 12 13 54813 0.0170 0.1494 -0.50131 2008 12 14 54814 0.0137 0.1501 -0.50182 2008 12 15 54815 0.0105 0.1509 -0.50252 2008 12 16 54816 0.0072 0.1517 -0.50345 2008 12 17 54817 0.0040 0.1526 -0.50463 2008 12 18 54818 0.0008 0.1535 -0.50594 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0024 0.1545 -0.50726 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0055 0.1555 -0.50848 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0087 0.1566 -0.50958 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0118 0.1577 -0.51048 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0149 0.1589 -0.51106 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0180 0.1601 -0.51148 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0211 0.1613 -0.51178 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0241 0.1626 -0.51202 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0271 0.1640 -0.51223 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0301 0.1654 -0.51245 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0331 0.1668 -0.51279 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0361 0.1683 -0.51331 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0390 0.1698 -0.51400 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0419 0.1714 -0.51485 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0447 0.1730 -0.51584 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0476 0.1747 -0.51693 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0504 0.1764 -0.51805 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0532 0.1782 -0.51905 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0559 0.1800 -0.51994 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0586 0.1818 -0.52067 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0613 0.1837 -0.52119 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0640 0.1856 -0.52158 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0666 0.1875 -0.52197 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0692 0.1895 -0.52249 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0717 0.1916 -0.52324 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0742 0.1936 -0.52427 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0767 0.1957 -0.52551 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0792 0.1979 -0.52682 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0816 0.2001 -0.52802 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0839 0.2023 -0.52897 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0863 0.2046 -0.52962 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0885 0.2069 -0.53002 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0908 0.2092 -0.53017 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0930 0.2115 -0.53018 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0952 0.2139 -0.53009 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0973 0.2164 -0.53000 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0994 0.2188 -0.52996 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1014 0.2213 -0.53011 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1034 0.2239 -0.53046 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1054 0.2264 -0.53103 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1073 0.2290 -0.53180 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1092 0.2316 -0.53270 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1110 0.2343 -0.53366 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1128 0.2369 -0.53458 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1145 0.2396 -0.53548 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1162 0.2423 -0.53628 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1179 0.2451 -0.53693 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1195 0.2479 -0.53747 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1210 0.2507 -0.53787 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1225 0.2535 -0.53822 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1240 0.2563 -0.53868 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1254 0.2592 -0.53942 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1267 0.2621 -0.54050 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1280 0.2650 -0.54187 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1293 0.2679 -0.54344 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1305 0.2709 -0.54504 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1316 0.2738 -0.54655 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1327 0.2768 -0.54786 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1338 0.2798 -0.54889 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1348 0.2828 -0.54966 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1358 0.2859 -0.55026 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1367 0.2889 -0.55074 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1375 0.2920 -0.55114 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1383 0.2950 -0.55151 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1390 0.2981 -0.55195 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1397 0.3012 -0.55255 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1404 0.3043 -0.55338 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1410 0.3074 -0.55443 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1415 0.3106 -0.55569 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1420 0.3137 -0.55712 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1424 0.3168 -0.55862 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1428 0.3200 -0.56012 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1431 0.3231 -0.56153 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1434 0.3263 -0.56278 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1436 0.3294 -0.56382 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1438 0.3326 -0.56472 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1439 0.3358 -0.56555 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1440 0.3389 -0.56644 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1440 0.3421 -0.56755 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1439 0.3453 -0.56890 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1438 0.3484 -0.57051 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1437 0.3516 -0.57231 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1435 0.3548 -0.57426 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1432 0.3579 -0.57625 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1429 0.3611 -0.57811 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1425 0.3642 -0.57978 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1421 0.3674 -0.58124 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1416 0.3705 -0.58254 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1411 0.3737 -0.58369 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1406 0.3768 -0.58472 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1399 0.3799 -0.58574 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1393 0.3830 -0.58686 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1385 0.3861 -0.58806 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1377 0.3892 -0.58941 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1369 0.3923 -0.59091 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1360 0.3953 -0.59257 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1351 0.3984 -0.59436 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1341 0.4014 -0.59621 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1331 0.4044 -0.59807 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1320 0.4074 -0.59986 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1309 0.4104 -0.60146 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1297 0.4134 -0.60281 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1284 0.4163 -0.60393 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1272 0.4193 -0.60492 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1258 0.4222 -0.60586 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1245 0.4251 -0.60688 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1230 0.4279 -0.60811 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1216 0.4308 -0.60959 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1200 0.4336 -0.61131 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1185 0.4364 -0.61316 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1169 0.4392 -0.61500 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1152 0.4419 -0.61668 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1135 0.4447 -0.61817 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1118 0.4474 -0.61948 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1100 0.4500 -0.62061 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1081 0.4527 -0.62162 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1063 0.4553 -0.62248 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1043 0.4579 -0.62324 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1024 0.4605 -0.62404 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1004 0.4630 -0.62499 2009 4 18 54939 -0.0983 0.4655 -0.62615 2009 4 19 54940 -0.0963 0.4680 -0.62749 2009 4 20 54941 -0.0941 0.4704 -0.62898 2009 4 21 54942 -0.0920 0.4728 -0.63062 2009 4 22 54943 -0.0898 0.4752 -0.63237 2009 4 23 54944 -0.0875 0.4775 -0.63417 2009 4 24 54945 -0.0853 0.4798 -0.63592 2009 4 25 54946 -0.0829 0.4821 -0.63753 2009 4 26 54947 -0.0806 0.4844 -0.63884 2009 4 27 54948 -0.0782 0.4866 -0.63991 2009 4 28 54949 -0.0758 0.4887 -0.64092 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0733 0.4908 -0.64202 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0708 0.4929 -0.64322 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0683 0.4950 -0.64457 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) 54572 -56.40 .38 -7.73 .34 54573 -56.34 .38 -7.60 .34 54574 -56.26 .38 -7.44 .34 IERS Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dpsi deps (msec. of arc) 54530 -58.2 -5.7 54531 -58.3 -5.6 54532 -58.2 -5.4 54533 -58.1 -5.1 54534 -58.2 -4.8 54535 -58.6 -4.7 54536 -59.0 -4.9 54537 -59.3 -5.3 54538 -59.3 -5.7 54539 -59.0 -6.0 54540 -58.6 -6.1 54541 -58.2 -6.2 54542 -57.8 -6.4 54543 -57.4 -6.5 54544 -57.1 -6.5 54545 -57.2 -6.5 54546 -57.4 -6.3 54547 -57.6 -6.2 54548 -57.6 -6.2 54549 -57.6 -6.3 54550 -57.4 -6.4 54551 -57.2 -6.4 54552 -57.0 -6.5 54553 -56.7 -6.8 54554 -56.5 -7.1 54555 -56.3 -7.4 54556 -56.1 -7.4 54557 -56.2 -7.3 54558 -56.4 -7.3 54559 -56.6 -7.4 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54572 0.323 0.151 -0.093 0.340 54573 0.308 0.151 -0.082 0.340 54574 0.295 0.151 -0.072 0.340 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dX dY (msec. of arc) 54530 0.31 -0.14 54531 0.29 -0.08 54532 0.25 -0.05 54533 0.18 -0.06 54534 0.17 -0.06 54535 0.20 -0.02 54536 0.28 0.02 54537 0.31 0.00 54538 0.28 -0.03 54539 0.26 -0.07 54540 0.27 0.01 54541 0.29 0.05 54542 0.33 -0.01 54543 0.36 -0.04 54544 0.37 -0.08 54545 0.27 -0.25 54546 0.17 -0.24 54547 0.06 -0.22 54548 0.04 -0.12 54549 0.06 -0.01 54550 0.21 0.04 54551 0.34 0.07 54552 0.41 0.01 54553 0.45 -0.12 54554 0.41 -0.11 54555 0.37 -0.15 54556 0.35 -0.09 54557 0.29 -0.06 54558 0.28 -0.09 54559 0.26 -0.17 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.