********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 8 May 2008 Vol. XXI No. 019 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 5 2 54588 .02173 .00009 .53701 .00009 -.395787 .000010 8 5 3 54589 .02442 .00009 .53773 .00009 -.397621 .000011 8 5 4 54590 .02710 .00009 .53829 .00009 -.399469 .000014 8 5 5 54591 .03004 .00009 .53856 .00009 -.401155 .000013 8 5 6 54592 .03347 .00009 .53879 .00009 -.402586 .000013 8 5 7 54593 .03683 .00009 .53929 .00009 -.403727 .000048 8 5 8 54594 .03973 .00010 .53987 .00009 -.404627 .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 = .0634 - .0359 cos A + .1078 sin A + .0180 cos C + .0851 sin C y = .3511 + .0985 cos A + .0396 sin A + .0851 cos C - .0180 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3733 - .00079 (MJD - 54602) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54594)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54594)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54595) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54594)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54594)**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 9 54595 0.0428 0.5403 -0.40546 2008 5 10 54596 0.0457 0.5407 -0.40639 2008 5 11 54597 0.0487 0.5410 -0.40756 2008 5 12 54598 0.0517 0.5412 -0.40899 2008 5 13 54599 0.0548 0.5413 -0.41059 2008 5 14 54600 0.0580 0.5414 -0.41227 2008 5 15 54601 0.0613 0.5415 -0.41392 2008 5 16 54602 0.0645 0.5416 -0.41548 2008 5 17 54603 0.0677 0.5416 -0.41689 2008 5 18 54604 0.0709 0.5415 -0.41811 2008 5 19 54605 0.0741 0.5415 -0.41912 2008 5 20 54606 0.0774 0.5413 -0.41987 2008 5 21 54607 0.0806 0.5411 -0.42043 2008 5 22 54608 0.0838 0.5409 -0.42089 2008 5 23 54609 0.0871 0.5406 -0.42129 2008 5 24 54610 0.0903 0.5403 -0.42169 2008 5 25 54611 0.0936 0.5399 -0.42216 2008 5 26 54612 0.0968 0.5395 -0.42276 2008 5 27 54613 0.1000 0.5390 -0.42353 2008 5 28 54614 0.1032 0.5385 -0.42448 2008 5 29 54615 0.1064 0.5379 -0.42558 2008 5 30 54616 0.1097 0.5373 -0.42673 2008 5 31 54617 0.1129 0.5366 -0.42783 2008 6 1 54618 0.1160 0.5359 -0.42874 2008 6 2 54619 0.1192 0.5351 -0.42936 2008 6 3 54620 0.1224 0.5343 -0.42965 2008 6 4 54621 0.1255 0.5334 -0.42970 2008 6 5 54622 0.1287 0.5325 -0.42964 2008 6 6 54623 0.1318 0.5315 -0.42962 2008 6 7 54624 0.1349 0.5305 -0.42975 2008 6 8 54625 0.1380 0.5295 -0.43009 2008 6 9 54626 0.1411 0.5284 -0.43059 2008 6 10 54627 0.1441 0.5272 -0.43119 2008 6 11 54628 0.1471 0.5260 -0.43180 2008 6 12 54629 0.1502 0.5248 -0.43232 2008 6 13 54630 0.1532 0.5235 -0.43270 2008 6 14 54631 0.1561 0.5221 -0.43287 2008 6 15 54632 0.1591 0.5208 -0.43283 2008 6 16 54633 0.1620 0.5193 -0.43258 2008 6 17 54634 0.1649 0.5179 -0.43214 2008 6 18 54635 0.1678 0.5164 -0.43159 2008 6 19 54636 0.1706 0.5148 -0.43099 2008 6 20 54637 0.1735 0.5132 -0.43041 2008 6 21 54638 0.1763 0.5116 -0.42994 2008 6 22 54639 0.1790 0.5099 -0.42961 2008 6 23 54640 0.1818 0.5081 -0.42948 2008 6 24 54641 0.1845 0.5064 -0.42953 2008 6 25 54642 0.1872 0.5046 -0.42974 2008 6 26 54643 0.1898 0.5027 -0.43006 2008 6 27 54644 0.1925 0.5008 -0.43039 2008 6 28 54645 0.1951 0.4989 -0.43062 2008 6 29 54646 0.1976 0.4969 -0.43066 2008 6 30 54647 0.2001 0.4949 -0.43045 2008 7 1 54648 0.2026 0.4928 -0.43001 2008 7 2 54649 0.2051 0.4908 -0.42946 2008 7 3 54650 0.2075 0.4886 -0.42892 2008 7 4 54651 0.2099 0.4865 -0.42852 2008 7 5 54652 0.2122 0.4843 -0.42836 2008 7 6 54653 0.2146 0.4820 -0.42843 2008 7 7 54654 0.2168 0.4798 -0.42867 2008 7 8 54655 0.2191 0.4775 -0.42897 2008 7 9 54656 0.2213 0.4751 -0.42922 2008 7 10 54657 0.2234 0.4727 -0.42936 2008 7 11 54658 0.2255 0.4703 -0.42932 2008 7 12 54659 0.2276 0.4679 -0.42909 2008 7 13 54660 0.2297 0.4654 -0.42867 2008 7 14 54661 0.2316 0.4629 -0.42809 2008 7 15 54662 0.2336 0.4604 -0.42739 2008 7 16 54663 0.2355 0.4578 -0.42666 2008 7 17 54664 0.2374 0.4553 -0.42596 2008 7 18 54665 0.2392 0.4526 -0.42537 2008 7 19 54666 0.2410 0.4500 -0.42495 2008 7 20 54667 0.2427 0.4473 -0.42474 2008 7 21 54668 0.2444 0.4446 -0.42477 2008 7 22 54669 0.2460 0.4419 -0.42498 2008 7 23 54670 0.2476 0.4391 -0.42532 2008 7 24 54671 0.2492 0.4364 -0.42569 2008 7 25 54672 0.2507 0.4336 -0.42599 2008 7 26 54673 0.2521 0.4308 -0.42611 2008 7 27 54674 0.2536 0.4279 -0.42602 2008 7 28 54675 0.2549 0.4250 -0.42571 2008 7 29 54676 0.2562 0.4222 -0.42525 2008 7 30 54677 0.2575 0.4193 -0.42477 2008 7 31 54678 0.2587 0.4163 -0.42439 2008 8 1 54679 0.2599 0.4134 -0.42422 2008 8 2 54680 0.2610 0.4104 -0.42430 2008 8 3 54681 0.2620 0.4075 -0.42459 2008 8 4 54682 0.2631 0.4045 -0.42501 2008 8 5 54683 0.2640 0.4014 -0.42543 2008 8 6 54684 0.2649 0.3984 -0.42576 2008 8 7 54685 0.2658 0.3954 -0.42593 2008 8 8 54686 0.2666 0.3923 -0.42591 2008 8 9 54687 0.2674 0.3893 -0.42570 2008 8 10 54688 0.2681 0.3862 -0.42533 2008 8 11 54689 0.2687 0.3831 -0.42484 2008 8 12 54690 0.2693 0.3800 -0.42432 2008 8 13 54691 0.2699 0.3769 -0.42382 2008 8 14 54692 0.2704 0.3738 -0.42342 2008 8 15 54693 0.2708 0.3707 -0.42319 2008 8 16 54694 0.2712 0.3675 -0.42319 2008 8 17 54695 0.2716 0.3644 -0.42342 2008 8 18 54696 0.2718 0.3613 -0.42386 2008 8 19 54697 0.2721 0.3581 -0.42447 2008 8 20 54698 0.2723 0.3550 -0.42512 2008 8 21 54699 0.2724 0.3518 -0.42572 2008 8 22 54700 0.2725 0.3487 -0.42616 2008 8 23 54701 0.2725 0.3455 -0.42637 2008 8 24 54702 0.2725 0.3423 -0.42637 2008 8 25 54703 0.2724 0.3392 -0.42620 2008 8 26 54704 0.2723 0.3360 -0.42598 2008 8 27 54705 0.2721 0.3329 -0.42583 2008 8 28 54706 0.2718 0.3297 -0.42587 2008 8 29 54707 0.2715 0.3266 -0.42615 2008 8 30 54708 0.2712 0.3234 -0.42669 2008 8 31 54709 0.2708 0.3203 -0.42740 2008 9 1 54710 0.2703 0.3172 -0.42819 2008 9 2 54711 0.2698 0.3141 -0.42894 2008 9 3 54712 0.2693 0.3109 -0.42956 2008 9 4 54713 0.2686 0.3078 -0.42999 2008 9 5 54714 0.2680 0.3047 -0.43022 2008 9 6 54715 0.2673 0.3016 -0.43027 2008 9 7 54716 0.2665 0.2986 -0.43019 2008 9 8 54717 0.2657 0.2955 -0.43003 2008 9 9 54718 0.2648 0.2925 -0.42988 2008 9 10 54719 0.2639 0.2894 -0.42980 2008 9 11 54720 0.2629 0.2864 -0.42987 2008 9 12 54721 0.2619 0.2834 -0.43015 2008 9 13 54722 0.2608 0.2804 -0.43068 2008 9 14 54723 0.2597 0.2774 -0.43145 2008 9 15 54724 0.2585 0.2744 -0.43242 2008 9 16 54725 0.2573 0.2715 -0.43351 2008 9 17 54726 0.2560 0.2686 -0.43458 2008 9 18 54727 0.2547 0.2657 -0.43553 2008 9 19 54728 0.2533 0.2628 -0.43626 2008 9 20 54729 0.2519 0.2599 -0.43676 2008 9 21 54730 0.2504 0.2571 -0.43706 2008 9 22 54731 0.2489 0.2542 -0.43728 2008 9 23 54732 0.2473 0.2514 -0.43755 2008 9 24 54733 0.2457 0.2487 -0.43796 2008 9 25 54734 0.2441 0.2459 -0.43861 2008 9 26 54735 0.2424 0.2432 -0.43950 2008 9 27 54736 0.2406 0.2405 -0.44059 2008 9 28 54737 0.2388 0.2378 -0.44179 2008 9 29 54738 0.2370 0.2352 -0.44300 2008 9 30 54739 0.2351 0.2326 -0.44412 2008 10 1 54740 0.2332 0.2300 -0.44508 2008 10 2 54741 0.2312 0.2274 -0.44584 2008 10 3 54742 0.2292 0.2249 -0.44642 2008 10 4 54743 0.2271 0.2224 -0.44683 2008 10 5 54744 0.2250 0.2199 -0.44715 2008 10 6 54745 0.2229 0.2175 -0.44744 2008 10 7 54746 0.2207 0.2151 -0.44777 2008 10 8 54747 0.2185 0.2127 -0.44822 2008 10 9 54748 0.2162 0.2104 -0.44885 2008 10 10 54749 0.2139 0.2081 -0.44970 2008 10 11 54750 0.2116 0.2058 -0.45079 2008 10 12 54751 0.2092 0.2036 -0.45210 2008 10 13 54752 0.2068 0.2014 -0.45357 2008 10 14 54753 0.2044 0.1992 -0.45508 2008 10 15 54754 0.2019 0.1971 -0.45652 2008 10 16 54755 0.1994 0.1950 -0.45776 2008 10 17 54756 0.1968 0.1929 -0.45876 2008 10 18 54757 0.1942 0.1909 -0.45951 2008 10 19 54758 0.1916 0.1890 -0.46013 2008 10 20 54759 0.1890 0.1870 -0.46074 2008 10 21 54760 0.1863 0.1851 -0.46146 2008 10 22 54761 0.1836 0.1833 -0.46238 2008 10 23 54762 0.1808 0.1815 -0.46352 2008 10 24 54763 0.1780 0.1797 -0.46484 2008 10 25 54764 0.1752 0.1780 -0.46628 2008 10 26 54765 0.1724 0.1763 -0.46773 2008 10 27 54766 0.1695 0.1747 -0.46911 2008 10 28 54767 0.1667 0.1731 -0.47034 2008 10 29 54768 0.1637 0.1715 -0.47139 2008 10 30 54769 0.1608 0.1700 -0.47224 2008 10 31 54770 0.1578 0.1686 -0.47292 2008 11 1 54771 0.1548 0.1672 -0.47347 2008 11 2 54772 0.1518 0.1658 -0.47397 2008 11 3 54773 0.1488 0.1645 -0.47449 2008 11 4 54774 0.1458 0.1632 -0.47510 2008 11 5 54775 0.1427 0.1620 -0.47586 2008 11 6 54776 0.1396 0.1608 -0.47681 2008 11 7 54777 0.1365 0.1596 -0.47799 2008 11 8 54778 0.1333 0.1585 -0.47939 2008 11 9 54779 0.1302 0.1575 -0.48098 2008 11 10 54780 0.1270 0.1565 -0.48268 2008 11 11 54781 0.1238 0.1556 -0.48438 2008 11 12 54782 0.1206 0.1547 -0.48595 2008 11 13 54783 0.1174 0.1538 -0.48731 2008 11 14 54784 0.1142 0.1530 -0.48841 2008 11 15 54785 0.1110 0.1523 -0.48932 2008 11 16 54786 0.1077 0.1516 -0.49016 2008 11 17 54787 0.1045 0.1509 -0.49105 2008 11 18 54788 0.1012 0.1503 -0.49210 2008 11 19 54789 0.0979 0.1497 -0.49336 2008 11 20 54790 0.0946 0.1492 -0.49481 2008 11 21 54791 0.0913 0.1488 -0.49634 2008 11 22 54792 0.0880 0.1484 -0.49787 2008 11 23 54793 0.0847 0.1480 -0.49928 2008 11 24 54794 0.0814 0.1477 -0.50049 2008 11 25 54795 0.0781 0.1475 -0.50145 2008 11 26 54796 0.0748 0.1473 -0.50213 2008 11 27 54797 0.0715 0.1471 -0.50255 2008 11 28 54798 0.0681 0.1470 -0.50277 2008 11 29 54799 0.0648 0.1470 -0.50286 2008 11 30 54800 0.0615 0.1470 -0.50290 2008 12 1 54801 0.0582 0.1470 -0.50299 2008 12 2 54802 0.0549 0.1471 -0.50319 2008 12 3 54803 0.0515 0.1473 -0.50356 2008 12 4 54804 0.0482 0.1475 -0.50413 2008 12 5 54805 0.0449 0.1477 -0.50490 2008 12 6 54806 0.0416 0.1480 -0.50583 2008 12 7 54807 0.0383 0.1484 -0.50687 2008 12 8 54808 0.0350 0.1488 -0.50793 2008 12 9 54809 0.0318 0.1492 -0.50892 2008 12 10 54810 0.0285 0.1497 -0.50973 2008 12 11 54811 0.0252 0.1503 -0.51035 2008 12 12 54812 0.0220 0.1509 -0.51080 2008 12 13 54813 0.0187 0.1515 -0.51117 2008 12 14 54814 0.0155 0.1522 -0.51158 2008 12 15 54815 0.0123 0.1530 -0.51211 2008 12 16 54816 0.0091 0.1538 -0.51285 2008 12 17 54817 0.0059 0.1546 -0.51378 2008 12 18 54818 0.0027 0.1555 -0.51486 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0004 0.1565 -0.51597 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0036 0.1575 -0.51699 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0067 0.1585 -0.51783 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0098 0.1596 -0.51840 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0129 0.1607 -0.51874 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0159 0.1619 -0.51892 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0190 0.1631 -0.51898 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0220 0.1644 -0.51899 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0250 0.1657 -0.51906 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0280 0.1671 -0.51925 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0309 0.1685 -0.51959 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0338 0.1699 -0.52007 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0367 0.1714 -0.52078 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0396 0.1730 -0.52165 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0425 0.1746 -0.52266 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0453 0.1762 -0.52377 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0481 0.1779 -0.52493 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0508 0.1796 -0.52605 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0535 0.1813 -0.52692 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0562 0.1831 -0.52762 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0589 0.1850 -0.52815 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0615 0.1869 -0.52859 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0641 0.1888 -0.52901 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0667 0.1907 -0.52953 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0692 0.1927 -0.53029 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0717 0.1948 -0.53133 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0742 0.1969 -0.53257 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0766 0.1990 -0.53388 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0790 0.2011 -0.53515 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0814 0.2033 -0.53627 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0837 0.2055 -0.53718 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0860 0.2078 -0.53781 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0882 0.2101 -0.53825 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0904 0.2124 -0.53857 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0926 0.2148 -0.53877 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0947 0.2171 -0.53894 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0968 0.2196 -0.53915 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0988 0.2220 -0.53948 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1008 0.2245 -0.53996 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1027 0.2270 -0.54065 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1046 0.2296 -0.54153 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1065 0.2321 -0.54256 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1083 0.2347 -0.54364 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1101 0.2374 -0.54465 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1118 0.2400 -0.54554 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1135 0.2427 -0.54627 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1151 0.2454 -0.54678 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1167 0.2482 -0.54712 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1183 0.2509 -0.54733 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1198 0.2537 -0.54752 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1212 0.2565 -0.54783 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1226 0.2593 -0.54842 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1240 0.2622 -0.54933 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1253 0.2650 -0.55053 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1265 0.2679 -0.55191 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1277 0.2708 -0.55330 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1289 0.2738 -0.55455 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1300 0.2767 -0.55553 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1311 0.2797 -0.55630 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1321 0.2826 -0.55686 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1330 0.2856 -0.55727 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1339 0.2886 -0.55762 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1348 0.2916 -0.55793 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1356 0.2947 -0.55823 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1363 0.2977 -0.55866 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1370 0.3008 -0.55931 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1377 0.3038 -0.56020 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1383 0.3069 -0.56133 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1388 0.3100 -0.56268 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1393 0.3131 -0.56417 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1397 0.3162 -0.56570 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1401 0.3193 -0.56722 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1405 0.3224 -0.56856 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1407 0.3255 -0.56970 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1410 0.3286 -0.57064 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1412 0.3317 -0.57144 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1413 0.3349 -0.57213 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1414 0.3380 -0.57281 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1414 0.3411 -0.57364 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1413 0.3442 -0.57472 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1413 0.3474 -0.57611 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1411 0.3505 -0.57774 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1409 0.3536 -0.57950 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1407 0.3567 -0.58126 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1404 0.3599 -0.58289 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1400 0.3630 -0.58433 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1396 0.3661 -0.58556 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1392 0.3692 -0.58659 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1387 0.3723 -0.58744 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1381 0.3754 -0.58823 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1375 0.3784 -0.58902 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1369 0.3815 -0.58987 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1361 0.3846 -0.59090 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1354 0.3876 -0.59210 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1346 0.3906 -0.59350 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1337 0.3937 -0.59505 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1328 0.3967 -0.59681 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1318 0.3997 -0.59873 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1308 0.4026 -0.60066 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1298 0.4056 -0.60252 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1287 0.4086 -0.60423 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1275 0.4115 -0.60578 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1263 0.4144 -0.60714 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1250 0.4173 -0.60835 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1237 0.4202 -0.60956 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1224 0.4230 -0.61092 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1210 0.4259 -0.61245 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1195 0.4287 -0.61419 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1181 0.4315 -0.61610 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1165 0.4342 -0.61810 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1149 0.4370 -0.62010 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1133 0.4397 -0.62196 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1116 0.4424 -0.62363 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1099 0.4451 -0.62509 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1082 0.4477 -0.62631 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1064 0.4503 -0.62731 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1045 0.4529 -0.62814 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1026 0.4555 -0.62891 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1007 0.4580 -0.62966 2009 4 17 54938 -0.0987 0.4605 -0.63045 2009 4 18 54939 -0.0967 0.4630 -0.63140 2009 4 19 54940 -0.0947 0.4654 -0.63254 2009 4 20 54941 -0.0926 0.4678 -0.63387 2009 4 21 54942 -0.0904 0.4702 -0.63537 2009 4 22 54943 -0.0883 0.4725 -0.63695 2009 4 23 54944 -0.0861 0.4749 -0.63851 2009 4 24 54945 -0.0838 0.4771 -0.64001 2009 4 25 54946 -0.0815 0.4794 -0.64140 2009 4 26 54947 -0.0792 0.4816 -0.64263 2009 4 27 54948 -0.0769 0.4838 -0.64370 2009 4 28 54949 -0.0745 0.4859 -0.64459 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0721 0.4880 -0.64537 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0696 0.4901 -0.64624 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0671 0.4921 -0.64735 2009 5 2 54953 -0.0646 0.4941 -0.64874 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0621 0.4960 -0.65033 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0595 0.4979 -0.65202 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0569 0.4998 -0.65371 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0542 0.5016 -0.65532 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0516 0.5034 -0.65676 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0489 0.5052 -0.65800 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) 54575 -56.25 .18 -7.34 .12 54576 -56.12 .18 -7.41 .12 54577 -56.04 .16 -7.66 .34 54578 -56.08 .14 -7.96 .34 54579 -56.14 .12 -8.14 .34 54580 -56.09 .12 -8.21 .34 54581 -55.94 .12 -8.32 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54575 0.242 0.072 -0.077 0.120 54576 0.234 0.072 -0.089 0.120 54577 0.236 0.064 -0.106 0.340 54578 0.236 0.056 -0.135 0.340 54579 0.242 0.048 -0.157 0.340 54580 0.262 0.048 -0.171 0.340 54581 0.287 0.048 -0.191 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.