********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 22 May 2008 Vol. XXI No. 021 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 16 54602 .06412 .00009 .54264 .00009 -.415397 .000008 8 5 17 54603 .06792 .00009 .54262 .00009 -.416831 .000010 8 5 18 54604 .07140 .00009 .54267 .00009 -.418021 .000011 8 5 19 54605 .07457 .00009 .54272 .00009 -.419022 .000011 8 5 20 54606 .07765 .00009 .54266 .00009 -.419821 .000012 8 5 21 54607 .08089 .00009 .54237 .00009 -.420361 .000048 8 5 22 54608 .08435 .00009 .54196 .00010 -.420783 .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 = .0580 - .0084 cos A + .1206 sin A + .0377 cos C + .0735 sin C y = .3507 + .1111 cos A + .0147 sin A + .0735 cos C - .0377 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3915 - .00079 (MJD - 54616) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54608)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54608)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54609) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54608)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54608)**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 23 54609 0.0878 0.5416 -0.42119 2008 5 24 54610 0.0913 0.5412 -0.42161 2008 5 25 54611 0.0947 0.5408 -0.42213 2008 5 26 54612 0.0981 0.5404 -0.42281 2008 5 27 54613 0.1015 0.5399 -0.42368 2008 5 28 54614 0.1048 0.5393 -0.42474 2008 5 29 54615 0.1081 0.5386 -0.42599 2008 5 30 54616 0.1114 0.5379 -0.42734 2008 5 31 54617 0.1146 0.5372 -0.42866 2008 6 1 54618 0.1178 0.5364 -0.42982 2008 6 2 54619 0.1211 0.5356 -0.43073 2008 6 3 54620 0.1243 0.5347 -0.43136 2008 6 4 54621 0.1275 0.5338 -0.43178 2008 6 5 54622 0.1306 0.5328 -0.43213 2008 6 6 54623 0.1338 0.5318 -0.43255 2008 6 7 54624 0.1370 0.5307 -0.43316 2008 6 8 54625 0.1401 0.5296 -0.43399 2008 6 9 54626 0.1432 0.5284 -0.43499 2008 6 10 54627 0.1462 0.5272 -0.43607 2008 6 11 54628 0.1493 0.5260 -0.43714 2008 6 12 54629 0.1523 0.5247 -0.43810 2008 6 13 54630 0.1553 0.5233 -0.43891 2008 6 14 54631 0.1583 0.5219 -0.43949 2008 6 15 54632 0.1613 0.5205 -0.43984 2008 6 16 54633 0.1642 0.5190 -0.43996 2008 6 17 54634 0.1671 0.5175 -0.43990 2008 6 18 54635 0.1700 0.5159 -0.43970 2008 6 19 54636 0.1728 0.5143 -0.43944 2008 6 20 54637 0.1757 0.5126 -0.43918 2008 6 21 54638 0.1784 0.5109 -0.43900 2008 6 22 54639 0.1812 0.5092 -0.43895 2008 6 23 54640 0.1840 0.5074 -0.43906 2008 6 24 54641 0.1867 0.5055 -0.43933 2008 6 25 54642 0.1893 0.5037 -0.43975 2008 6 26 54643 0.1920 0.5017 -0.44027 2008 6 27 54644 0.1946 0.4998 -0.44078 2008 6 28 54645 0.1972 0.4978 -0.44119 2008 6 29 54646 0.1997 0.4958 -0.44139 2008 6 30 54647 0.2022 0.4937 -0.44133 2008 7 1 54648 0.2047 0.4916 -0.44103 2008 7 2 54649 0.2071 0.4894 -0.44060 2008 7 3 54650 0.2096 0.4873 -0.44018 2008 7 4 54651 0.2119 0.4850 -0.43988 2008 7 5 54652 0.2142 0.4828 -0.43980 2008 7 6 54653 0.2165 0.4805 -0.43992 2008 7 7 54654 0.2188 0.4782 -0.44018 2008 7 8 54655 0.2210 0.4758 -0.44048 2008 7 9 54656 0.2232 0.4734 -0.44070 2008 7 10 54657 0.2253 0.4710 -0.44078 2008 7 11 54658 0.2274 0.4685 -0.44067 2008 7 12 54659 0.2295 0.4660 -0.44034 2008 7 13 54660 0.2315 0.4635 -0.43981 2008 7 14 54661 0.2334 0.4609 -0.43911 2008 7 15 54662 0.2354 0.4584 -0.43829 2008 7 16 54663 0.2372 0.4558 -0.43742 2008 7 17 54664 0.2391 0.4531 -0.43658 2008 7 18 54665 0.2409 0.4504 -0.43585 2008 7 19 54666 0.2426 0.4477 -0.43529 2008 7 20 54667 0.2443 0.4450 -0.43494 2008 7 21 54668 0.2460 0.4423 -0.43481 2008 7 22 54669 0.2476 0.4395 -0.43487 2008 7 23 54670 0.2491 0.4367 -0.43507 2008 7 24 54671 0.2506 0.4339 -0.43530 2008 7 25 54672 0.2521 0.4310 -0.43547 2008 7 26 54673 0.2535 0.4282 -0.43547 2008 7 27 54674 0.2549 0.4253 -0.43527 2008 7 28 54675 0.2562 0.4223 -0.43486 2008 7 29 54676 0.2575 0.4194 -0.43432 2008 7 30 54677 0.2587 0.4165 -0.43376 2008 7 31 54678 0.2599 0.4135 -0.43332 2008 8 1 54679 0.2610 0.4105 -0.43311 2008 8 2 54680 0.2621 0.4075 -0.43316 2008 8 3 54681 0.2631 0.4045 -0.43343 2008 8 4 54682 0.2641 0.4014 -0.43383 2008 8 5 54683 0.2650 0.3984 -0.43424 2008 8 6 54684 0.2659 0.3953 -0.43456 2008 8 7 54685 0.2667 0.3922 -0.43471 2008 8 8 54686 0.2674 0.3892 -0.43467 2008 8 9 54687 0.2681 0.3861 -0.43444 2008 8 10 54688 0.2688 0.3829 -0.43404 2008 8 11 54689 0.2694 0.3798 -0.43354 2008 8 12 54690 0.2700 0.3767 -0.43299 2008 8 13 54691 0.2705 0.3735 -0.43247 2008 8 14 54692 0.2709 0.3704 -0.43205 2008 8 15 54693 0.2713 0.3672 -0.43180 2008 8 16 54694 0.2716 0.3641 -0.43177 2008 8 17 54695 0.2719 0.3609 -0.43198 2008 8 18 54696 0.2722 0.3577 -0.43242 2008 8 19 54697 0.2723 0.3545 -0.43301 2008 8 20 54698 0.2725 0.3514 -0.43367 2008 8 21 54699 0.2725 0.3482 -0.43427 2008 8 22 54700 0.2726 0.3450 -0.43471 2008 8 23 54701 0.2725 0.3418 -0.43494 2008 8 24 54702 0.2724 0.3386 -0.43494 2008 8 25 54703 0.2723 0.3355 -0.43479 2008 8 26 54704 0.2721 0.3323 -0.43458 2008 8 27 54705 0.2719 0.3291 -0.43445 2008 8 28 54706 0.2715 0.3259 -0.43452 2008 8 29 54707 0.2712 0.3228 -0.43485 2008 8 30 54708 0.2708 0.3196 -0.43544 2008 8 31 54709 0.2703 0.3165 -0.43621 2008 9 1 54710 0.2698 0.3133 -0.43707 2008 9 2 54711 0.2692 0.3102 -0.43789 2008 9 3 54712 0.2686 0.3070 -0.43860 2008 9 4 54713 0.2679 0.3039 -0.43912 2008 9 5 54714 0.2672 0.3008 -0.43944 2008 9 6 54715 0.2664 0.2977 -0.43958 2008 9 7 54716 0.2656 0.2946 -0.43959 2008 9 8 54717 0.2647 0.2915 -0.43952 2008 9 9 54718 0.2638 0.2885 -0.43944 2008 9 10 54719 0.2628 0.2854 -0.43944 2008 9 11 54720 0.2617 0.2824 -0.43959 2008 9 12 54721 0.2606 0.2794 -0.43995 2008 9 13 54722 0.2595 0.2764 -0.44055 2008 9 14 54723 0.2583 0.2734 -0.44140 2008 9 15 54724 0.2571 0.2704 -0.44244 2008 9 16 54725 0.2558 0.2675 -0.44360 2008 9 17 54726 0.2544 0.2645 -0.44474 2008 9 18 54727 0.2530 0.2616 -0.44575 2008 9 19 54728 0.2516 0.2587 -0.44654 2008 9 20 54729 0.2501 0.2559 -0.44709 2008 9 21 54730 0.2486 0.2530 -0.44745 2008 9 22 54731 0.2470 0.2502 -0.44772 2008 9 23 54732 0.2454 0.2474 -0.44802 2008 9 24 54733 0.2437 0.2447 -0.44848 2008 9 25 54734 0.2420 0.2419 -0.44916 2008 9 26 54735 0.2402 0.2392 -0.45007 2008 9 27 54736 0.2384 0.2365 -0.45118 2008 9 28 54737 0.2365 0.2338 -0.45240 2008 9 29 54738 0.2346 0.2312 -0.45362 2008 9 30 54739 0.2326 0.2286 -0.45475 2008 10 1 54740 0.2306 0.2260 -0.45571 2008 10 2 54741 0.2286 0.2235 -0.45648 2008 10 3 54742 0.2265 0.2210 -0.45705 2008 10 4 54743 0.2244 0.2185 -0.45746 2008 10 5 54744 0.2222 0.2160 -0.45777 2008 10 6 54745 0.2200 0.2136 -0.45805 2008 10 7 54746 0.2178 0.2112 -0.45837 2008 10 8 54747 0.2155 0.2089 -0.45881 2008 10 9 54748 0.2132 0.2066 -0.45942 2008 10 10 54749 0.2108 0.2043 -0.46025 2008 10 11 54750 0.2084 0.2020 -0.46132 2008 10 12 54751 0.2060 0.1998 -0.46261 2008 10 13 54752 0.2035 0.1977 -0.46405 2008 10 14 54753 0.2010 0.1955 -0.46555 2008 10 15 54754 0.1984 0.1934 -0.46696 2008 10 16 54755 0.1959 0.1914 -0.46817 2008 10 17 54756 0.1932 0.1894 -0.46914 2008 10 18 54757 0.1906 0.1874 -0.46987 2008 10 19 54758 0.1879 0.1855 -0.47046 2008 10 20 54759 0.1852 0.1836 -0.47103 2008 10 21 54760 0.1824 0.1817 -0.47173 2008 10 22 54761 0.1797 0.1799 -0.47262 2008 10 23 54762 0.1769 0.1781 -0.47373 2008 10 24 54763 0.1740 0.1764 -0.47503 2008 10 25 54764 0.1712 0.1747 -0.47643 2008 10 26 54765 0.1683 0.1731 -0.47786 2008 10 27 54766 0.1653 0.1715 -0.47921 2008 10 28 54767 0.1624 0.1699 -0.48041 2008 10 29 54768 0.1594 0.1684 -0.48143 2008 10 30 54769 0.1564 0.1670 -0.48224 2008 10 31 54770 0.1534 0.1656 -0.48288 2008 11 1 54771 0.1504 0.1642 -0.48339 2008 11 2 54772 0.1473 0.1629 -0.48384 2008 11 3 54773 0.1442 0.1616 -0.48430 2008 11 4 54774 0.1411 0.1604 -0.48484 2008 11 5 54775 0.1380 0.1592 -0.48552 2008 11 6 54776 0.1348 0.1580 -0.48639 2008 11 7 54777 0.1317 0.1570 -0.48746 2008 11 8 54778 0.1285 0.1559 -0.48874 2008 11 9 54779 0.1253 0.1549 -0.49019 2008 11 10 54780 0.1221 0.1540 -0.49173 2008 11 11 54781 0.1188 0.1531 -0.49325 2008 11 12 54782 0.1156 0.1523 -0.49463 2008 11 13 54783 0.1123 0.1515 -0.49578 2008 11 14 54784 0.1090 0.1507 -0.49669 2008 11 15 54785 0.1058 0.1500 -0.49740 2008 11 16 54786 0.1025 0.1494 -0.49806 2008 11 17 54787 0.0992 0.1488 -0.49878 2008 11 18 54788 0.0958 0.1483 -0.49969 2008 11 19 54789 0.0925 0.1478 -0.50083 2008 11 20 54790 0.0892 0.1473 -0.50216 2008 11 21 54791 0.0859 0.1469 -0.50362 2008 11 22 54792 0.0825 0.1466 -0.50510 2008 11 23 54793 0.0792 0.1463 -0.50652 2008 11 24 54794 0.0758 0.1461 -0.50782 2008 11 25 54795 0.0725 0.1459 -0.50896 2008 11 26 54796 0.0691 0.1458 -0.50994 2008 11 27 54797 0.0657 0.1457 -0.51075 2008 11 28 54798 0.0624 0.1456 -0.51143 2008 11 29 54799 0.0590 0.1457 -0.51204 2008 11 30 54800 0.0557 0.1457 -0.51263 2008 12 1 54801 0.0523 0.1459 -0.51326 2008 12 2 54802 0.0490 0.1460 -0.51398 2008 12 3 54803 0.0456 0.1462 -0.51484 2008 12 4 54804 0.0423 0.1465 -0.51586 2008 12 5 54805 0.0389 0.1468 -0.51707 2008 12 6 54806 0.0356 0.1472 -0.51844 2008 12 7 54807 0.0323 0.1477 -0.51992 2008 12 8 54808 0.0290 0.1481 -0.52144 2008 12 9 54809 0.0257 0.1487 -0.52290 2008 12 10 54810 0.0224 0.1492 -0.52418 2008 12 11 54811 0.0191 0.1499 -0.52523 2008 12 12 54812 0.0158 0.1505 -0.52603 2008 12 13 54813 0.0125 0.1513 -0.52667 2008 12 14 54814 0.0093 0.1521 -0.52726 2008 12 15 54815 0.0061 0.1529 -0.52794 2008 12 16 54816 0.0028 0.1538 -0.52877 2008 12 17 54817 -0.0004 0.1547 -0.52976 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0035 0.1557 -0.53083 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0067 0.1567 -0.53189 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0099 0.1578 -0.53284 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0130 0.1589 -0.53361 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0161 0.1600 -0.53415 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0192 0.1613 -0.53443 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0223 0.1625 -0.53448 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0253 0.1638 -0.53437 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0283 0.1652 -0.53419 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0314 0.1666 -0.53400 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0343 0.1680 -0.53389 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0373 0.1695 -0.53393 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0402 0.1711 -0.53413 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0431 0.1727 -0.53447 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0460 0.1743 -0.53497 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0488 0.1759 -0.53565 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0516 0.1777 -0.53649 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0544 0.1794 -0.53738 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0572 0.1812 -0.53817 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0599 0.1831 -0.53878 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0626 0.1849 -0.53923 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0652 0.1869 -0.53957 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0679 0.1888 -0.53982 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0705 0.1908 -0.54008 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0730 0.1929 -0.54047 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0755 0.1950 -0.54104 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0780 0.1971 -0.54186 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0805 0.1992 -0.54287 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0829 0.2014 -0.54398 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0852 0.2037 -0.54506 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0876 0.2059 -0.54598 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0899 0.2082 -0.54668 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0921 0.2106 -0.54709 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0943 0.2129 -0.54727 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0965 0.2154 -0.54732 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0986 0.2178 -0.54730 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1007 0.2203 -0.54728 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1028 0.2228 -0.54740 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1048 0.2253 -0.54768 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1068 0.2279 -0.54816 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1087 0.2305 -0.54883 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1105 0.2331 -0.54973 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1124 0.2357 -0.55080 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1142 0.2384 -0.55196 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1159 0.2411 -0.55316 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1176 0.2439 -0.55434 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1192 0.2466 -0.55541 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1208 0.2494 -0.55620 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1224 0.2522 -0.55683 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1239 0.2551 -0.55734 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1253 0.2579 -0.55784 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1267 0.2608 -0.55843 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1281 0.2637 -0.55919 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1294 0.2666 -0.56024 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1307 0.2696 -0.56158 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1319 0.2725 -0.56307 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1330 0.2755 -0.56460 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1341 0.2785 -0.56603 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1352 0.2815 -0.56727 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1362 0.2845 -0.56828 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1372 0.2876 -0.56900 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1381 0.2906 -0.56956 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1389 0.2937 -0.57003 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1397 0.2968 -0.57043 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1405 0.2999 -0.57085 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1412 0.3030 -0.57136 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1418 0.3061 -0.57203 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1424 0.3092 -0.57289 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1429 0.3124 -0.57398 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1434 0.3155 -0.57526 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1438 0.3186 -0.57666 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1442 0.3218 -0.57806 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1445 0.3250 -0.57932 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1448 0.3281 -0.58040 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1450 0.3313 -0.58125 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1452 0.3345 -0.58186 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1453 0.3377 -0.58233 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1454 0.3408 -0.58273 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1454 0.3440 -0.58320 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1453 0.3472 -0.58386 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1452 0.3504 -0.58484 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1450 0.3536 -0.58613 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1448 0.3567 -0.58767 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1446 0.3599 -0.58933 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1443 0.3631 -0.59094 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1439 0.3662 -0.59235 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1435 0.3694 -0.59346 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1430 0.3725 -0.59437 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1425 0.3757 -0.59507 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1419 0.3788 -0.59565 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1413 0.3819 -0.59620 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1406 0.3850 -0.59674 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1398 0.3882 -0.59733 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1390 0.3912 -0.59807 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1382 0.3943 -0.59905 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1373 0.3974 -0.60028 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1364 0.4004 -0.60175 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1354 0.4035 -0.60340 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1343 0.4065 -0.60515 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1332 0.4095 -0.60689 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1321 0.4125 -0.60853 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1309 0.4155 -0.60995 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1297 0.4184 -0.61111 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1284 0.4214 -0.61209 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1270 0.4243 -0.61295 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1257 0.4272 -0.61378 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1242 0.4301 -0.61467 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1227 0.4329 -0.61575 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1212 0.4357 -0.61707 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1196 0.4385 -0.61865 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1180 0.4413 -0.62038 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1163 0.4441 -0.62214 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1146 0.4468 -0.62384 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1129 0.4495 -0.62536 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1111 0.4522 -0.62667 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1092 0.4549 -0.62777 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1073 0.4575 -0.62869 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1054 0.4601 -0.62948 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1034 0.4626 -0.63022 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1014 0.4652 -0.63101 2009 4 17 54938 -0.0994 0.4677 -0.63188 2009 4 18 54939 -0.0973 0.4701 -0.63296 2009 4 19 54940 -0.0951 0.4726 -0.63420 2009 4 20 54941 -0.0929 0.4750 -0.63562 2009 4 21 54942 -0.0907 0.4774 -0.63716 2009 4 22 54943 -0.0885 0.4797 -0.63886 2009 4 23 54944 -0.0862 0.4820 -0.64066 2009 4 24 54945 -0.0838 0.4843 -0.64242 2009 4 25 54946 -0.0815 0.4865 -0.64404 2009 4 26 54947 -0.0791 0.4887 -0.64547 2009 4 27 54948 -0.0766 0.4909 -0.64673 2009 4 28 54949 -0.0742 0.4930 -0.64783 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0717 0.4951 -0.64885 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0691 0.4971 -0.64994 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0665 0.4991 -0.65123 2009 5 2 54953 -0.0639 0.5011 -0.65270 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0613 0.5030 -0.65434 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0586 0.5049 -0.65606 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0559 0.5068 -0.65776 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0532 0.5086 -0.65936 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0505 0.5103 -0.66074 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0477 0.5120 -0.66191 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0449 0.5137 -0.66286 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0420 0.5154 -0.66359 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0392 0.5170 -0.66413 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0363 0.5185 -0.66455 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0334 0.5200 -0.66495 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0305 0.5215 -0.66535 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0275 0.5229 -0.66584 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0245 0.5243 -0.66648 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0215 0.5256 -0.66730 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0185 0.5269 -0.66829 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0155 0.5281 -0.66940 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0124 0.5293 -0.67053 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0093 0.5304 -0.67158 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0063 0.5315 -0.67252 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) 54587 -55.49 .20 -8.29 .34 54588 -55.68 .20 -8.29 .34 54589 -55.86 .12 -8.00 .34 54590 -56.27 .74 -7.59 .34 54591 -56.93 .74 -7.45 .34 54592 -57.52 .74 -7.72 .11 54593 -57.66 .74 -8.17 .11 54594 -57.33 .74 -8.52 .11 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54587 0.271 0.080 -0.179 0.340 54588 0.259 0.080 -0.152 0.340 54589 0.241 0.048 -0.137 0.340 54590 0.233 0.294 -0.162 0.340 54591 0.251 0.294 -0.195 0.340 54592 0.267 0.294 -0.190 0.110 54593 0.271 0.294 -0.171 0.110 54594 0.276 0.294 -0.176 0.110 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.