********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 12 June 2008 Vol. XXI No. 024 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ********************************************************************** * As of Bulletin A Vol. XXI, No. 024, on 12 June 2008, we have * * incorporated the new GSFC VLBI solutions gsf2008a and gsfint23. * * The effect appears to be less than 0.10 mas in polar motion and * * 10 us in UT1-UTC. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 6 6 54623 .13642 .00009 .53493 .00009 -.431429 .000020 8 6 7 54624 .13990 .00009 .53378 .00009 -.431902 .000021 8 6 8 54625 .14325 .00009 .53274 .00009 -.432535 .000019 8 6 9 54626 .14660 .00010 .53169 .00009 -.433324 .000018 8 6 10 54627 .15015 .00010 .53049 .00009 -.434281 .000018 8 6 11 54628 .15370 .00009 .52922 .00009 -.435299 .000048 8 6 12 54629 .15710 .00009 .52771 .00009 -.436186 .000057 IERS Final Values MJD x y UT1-UTC " " s 8 4 4 54560 -.0561 .4954 -.36528 8 4 5 54561 -.0536 .4971 -.36712 8 4 6 54562 -.0509 .4988 -.36904 8 4 7 54563 -.0479 .5005 -.37082 8 4 8 54564 -.0451 .5025 -.37222 8 4 9 54565 -.0429 .5048 -.37328 8 4 10 54566 -.0411 .5069 -.37405 8 4 11 54567 -.0389 .5087 -.37463 8 4 12 54568 -.0366 .5104 -.37519 8 4 13 54569 -.0342 .5119 -.37577 8 4 14 54570 -.0316 .5130 -.37657 8 4 15 54571 -.0290 .5139 -.37765 8 4 16 54572 -.0265 .5146 -.37892 8 4 17 54573 -.0237 .5157 -.38025 8 4 18 54574 -.0204 .5174 -.38161 8 4 19 54575 -.0169 .5194 -.38294 8 4 20 54576 -.0137 .5216 -.38416 8 4 21 54577 -.0110 .5239 -.38525 8 4 22 54578 -.0083 .5258 -.38615 8 4 23 54579 -.0058 .5275 -.38693 8 4 24 54580 -.0031 .5285 -.38759 8 4 25 54581 -.0001 .5292 -.38819 8 4 26 54582 .0031 .5300 -.38879 8 4 27 54583 .0062 .5308 -.38938 8 4 28 54584 .0095 .5318 -.39020 8 4 29 54585 .0129 .5332 -.39122 8 4 30 54586 .0160 .5347 -.39251 8 5 1 54587 .0189 .5361 -.39410 8 5 2 54588 .0217 .5371 -.39578 8 5 3 54589 .0244 .5377 -.39762 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 = .0582 + .0330 cos A + .1226 sin A + .0631 cos C + .0545 sin C y = .3517 + .1150 cos A - .0228 sin A + .0545 cos C - .0631 sin C UT1-UTC = -.4129 - .00079 (MJD - 54637) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54629)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54629)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54630) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54629)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54629)**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 6 13 54630 0.1604 0.5263 -0.43685 2008 6 14 54631 0.1636 0.5247 -0.43731 2008 6 15 54632 0.1668 0.5230 -0.43757 2008 6 16 54633 0.1698 0.5214 -0.43766 2008 6 17 54634 0.1728 0.5197 -0.43761 2008 6 18 54635 0.1757 0.5180 -0.43745 2008 6 19 54636 0.1786 0.5163 -0.43725 2008 6 20 54637 0.1815 0.5145 -0.43708 2008 6 21 54638 0.1843 0.5127 -0.43702 2008 6 22 54639 0.1871 0.5109 -0.43711 2008 6 23 54640 0.1898 0.5090 -0.43739 2008 6 24 54641 0.1925 0.5070 -0.43785 2008 6 25 54642 0.1952 0.5050 -0.43850 2008 6 26 54643 0.1978 0.5030 -0.43925 2008 6 27 54644 0.2004 0.5010 -0.44001 2008 6 28 54645 0.2030 0.4989 -0.44067 2008 6 29 54646 0.2055 0.4967 -0.44114 2008 6 30 54647 0.2080 0.4946 -0.44136 2008 7 1 54648 0.2105 0.4923 -0.44134 2008 7 2 54649 0.2129 0.4901 -0.44116 2008 7 3 54650 0.2153 0.4878 -0.44097 2008 7 4 54651 0.2176 0.4855 -0.44091 2008 7 5 54652 0.2199 0.4831 -0.44107 2008 7 6 54653 0.2222 0.4807 -0.44147 2008 7 7 54654 0.2244 0.4783 -0.44205 2008 7 8 54655 0.2266 0.4759 -0.44270 2008 7 9 54656 0.2287 0.4734 -0.44332 2008 7 10 54657 0.2308 0.4708 -0.44381 2008 7 11 54658 0.2329 0.4683 -0.44412 2008 7 12 54659 0.2349 0.4657 -0.44423 2008 7 13 54660 0.2369 0.4631 -0.44415 2008 7 14 54661 0.2388 0.4604 -0.44390 2008 7 15 54662 0.2407 0.4577 -0.44353 2008 7 16 54663 0.2425 0.4550 -0.44310 2008 7 17 54664 0.2443 0.4523 -0.44268 2008 7 18 54665 0.2461 0.4495 -0.44235 2008 7 19 54666 0.2478 0.4467 -0.44218 2008 7 20 54667 0.2494 0.4439 -0.44220 2008 7 21 54668 0.2510 0.4411 -0.44241 2008 7 22 54669 0.2526 0.4382 -0.44279 2008 7 23 54670 0.2541 0.4353 -0.44326 2008 7 24 54671 0.2556 0.4324 -0.44374 2008 7 25 54672 0.2570 0.4295 -0.44411 2008 7 26 54673 0.2584 0.4265 -0.44429 2008 7 27 54674 0.2597 0.4235 -0.44424 2008 7 28 54675 0.2610 0.4205 -0.44397 2008 7 29 54676 0.2622 0.4175 -0.44354 2008 7 30 54677 0.2633 0.4145 -0.44308 2008 7 31 54678 0.2645 0.4114 -0.44271 2008 8 1 54679 0.2655 0.4083 -0.44256 2008 8 2 54680 0.2665 0.4053 -0.44266 2008 8 3 54681 0.2675 0.4021 -0.44298 2008 8 4 54682 0.2684 0.3990 -0.44342 2008 8 5 54683 0.2693 0.3959 -0.44386 2008 8 6 54684 0.2701 0.3927 -0.44420 2008 8 7 54685 0.2708 0.3896 -0.44435 2008 8 8 54686 0.2715 0.3864 -0.44429 2008 8 9 54687 0.2722 0.3832 -0.44403 2008 8 10 54688 0.2728 0.3800 -0.44358 2008 8 11 54689 0.2733 0.3768 -0.44301 2008 8 12 54690 0.2738 0.3736 -0.44238 2008 8 13 54691 0.2742 0.3704 -0.44176 2008 8 14 54692 0.2746 0.3672 -0.44123 2008 8 15 54693 0.2749 0.3640 -0.44087 2008 8 16 54694 0.2752 0.3607 -0.44071 2008 8 17 54695 0.2754 0.3575 -0.44080 2008 8 18 54696 0.2756 0.3543 -0.44111 2008 8 19 54697 0.2757 0.3510 -0.44157 2008 8 20 54698 0.2757 0.3478 -0.44210 2008 8 21 54699 0.2757 0.3445 -0.44258 2008 8 22 54700 0.2757 0.3413 -0.44290 2008 8 23 54701 0.2756 0.3380 -0.44303 2008 8 24 54702 0.2754 0.3348 -0.44294 2008 8 25 54703 0.2752 0.3315 -0.44271 2008 8 26 54704 0.2749 0.3283 -0.44243 2008 8 27 54705 0.2746 0.3251 -0.44224 2008 8 28 54706 0.2742 0.3218 -0.44224 2008 8 29 54707 0.2738 0.3186 -0.44251 2008 8 30 54708 0.2733 0.3154 -0.44304 2008 8 31 54709 0.2728 0.3122 -0.44376 2008 9 1 54710 0.2722 0.3090 -0.44457 2008 9 2 54711 0.2715 0.3058 -0.44535 2008 9 3 54712 0.2708 0.3026 -0.44600 2008 9 4 54713 0.2700 0.2994 -0.44647 2008 9 5 54714 0.2692 0.2963 -0.44674 2008 9 6 54715 0.2684 0.2931 -0.44684 2008 9 7 54716 0.2675 0.2900 -0.44681 2008 9 8 54717 0.2665 0.2868 -0.44670 2008 9 9 54718 0.2655 0.2837 -0.44661 2008 9 10 54719 0.2644 0.2806 -0.44659 2008 9 11 54720 0.2633 0.2776 -0.44673 2008 9 12 54721 0.2621 0.2745 -0.44709 2008 9 13 54722 0.2609 0.2715 -0.44770 2008 9 14 54723 0.2596 0.2684 -0.44856 2008 9 15 54724 0.2583 0.2654 -0.44962 2008 9 16 54725 0.2569 0.2624 -0.45079 2008 9 17 54726 0.2555 0.2595 -0.45196 2008 9 18 54727 0.2540 0.2565 -0.45300 2008 9 19 54728 0.2525 0.2536 -0.45383 2008 9 20 54729 0.2509 0.2507 -0.45441 2008 9 21 54730 0.2493 0.2479 -0.45481 2008 9 22 54731 0.2476 0.2450 -0.45511 2008 9 23 54732 0.2459 0.2422 -0.45545 2008 9 24 54733 0.2441 0.2394 -0.45594 2008 9 25 54734 0.2423 0.2366 -0.45665 2008 9 26 54735 0.2404 0.2339 -0.45760 2008 9 27 54736 0.2385 0.2312 -0.45875 2008 9 28 54737 0.2366 0.2285 -0.46001 2008 9 29 54738 0.2346 0.2258 -0.46131 2008 9 30 54739 0.2325 0.2232 -0.46252 2008 10 1 54740 0.2305 0.2206 -0.46356 2008 10 2 54741 0.2283 0.2181 -0.46440 2008 10 3 54742 0.2262 0.2155 -0.46506 2008 10 4 54743 0.2240 0.2130 -0.46555 2008 10 5 54744 0.2217 0.2106 -0.46595 2008 10 6 54745 0.2194 0.2081 -0.46632 2008 10 7 54746 0.2171 0.2058 -0.46673 2008 10 8 54747 0.2147 0.2034 -0.46727 2008 10 9 54748 0.2123 0.2011 -0.46797 2008 10 10 54749 0.2098 0.1988 -0.46890 2008 10 11 54750 0.2074 0.1965 -0.47007 2008 10 12 54751 0.2048 0.1943 -0.47146 2008 10 13 54752 0.2023 0.1922 -0.47300 2008 10 14 54753 0.1997 0.1900 -0.47459 2008 10 15 54754 0.1970 0.1879 -0.47610 2008 10 16 54755 0.1944 0.1859 -0.47741 2008 10 17 54756 0.1917 0.1839 -0.47847 2008 10 18 54757 0.1889 0.1819 -0.47929 2008 10 19 54758 0.1862 0.1800 -0.47997 2008 10 20 54759 0.1834 0.1781 -0.48063 2008 10 21 54760 0.1805 0.1762 -0.48141 2008 10 22 54761 0.1777 0.1744 -0.48238 2008 10 23 54762 0.1748 0.1727 -0.48357 2008 10 24 54763 0.1719 0.1710 -0.48493 2008 10 25 54764 0.1689 0.1693 -0.48641 2008 10 26 54765 0.1659 0.1677 -0.48790 2008 10 27 54766 0.1629 0.1661 -0.48931 2008 10 28 54767 0.1599 0.1645 -0.49056 2008 10 29 54768 0.1568 0.1631 -0.49163 2008 10 30 54769 0.1538 0.1616 -0.49249 2008 10 31 54770 0.1507 0.1602 -0.49317 2008 11 1 54771 0.1475 0.1589 -0.49372 2008 11 2 54772 0.1444 0.1576 -0.49420 2008 11 3 54773 0.1412 0.1563 -0.49469 2008 11 4 54774 0.1380 0.1551 -0.49525 2008 11 5 54775 0.1348 0.1540 -0.49595 2008 11 6 54776 0.1316 0.1529 -0.49682 2008 11 7 54777 0.1284 0.1518 -0.49790 2008 11 8 54778 0.1251 0.1508 -0.49919 2008 11 9 54779 0.1218 0.1498 -0.50063 2008 11 10 54780 0.1185 0.1489 -0.50217 2008 11 11 54781 0.1152 0.1481 -0.50368 2008 11 12 54782 0.1119 0.1473 -0.50504 2008 11 13 54783 0.1086 0.1465 -0.50618 2008 11 14 54784 0.1052 0.1458 -0.50706 2008 11 15 54785 0.1019 0.1451 -0.50774 2008 11 16 54786 0.0985 0.1445 -0.50835 2008 11 17 54787 0.0951 0.1440 -0.50903 2008 11 18 54788 0.0918 0.1435 -0.50988 2008 11 19 54789 0.0884 0.1430 -0.51094 2008 11 20 54790 0.0850 0.1426 -0.51218 2008 11 21 54791 0.0816 0.1423 -0.51352 2008 11 22 54792 0.0781 0.1420 -0.51487 2008 11 23 54793 0.0747 0.1417 -0.51613 2008 11 24 54794 0.0713 0.1415 -0.51725 2008 11 25 54795 0.0679 0.1414 -0.51817 2008 11 26 54796 0.0645 0.1413 -0.51889 2008 11 27 54797 0.0611 0.1413 -0.51942 2008 11 28 54798 0.0576 0.1413 -0.51981 2008 11 29 54799 0.0542 0.1414 -0.52011 2008 11 30 54800 0.0508 0.1415 -0.52039 2008 12 1 54801 0.0474 0.1416 -0.52073 2008 12 2 54802 0.0440 0.1419 -0.52118 2008 12 3 54803 0.0406 0.1421 -0.52180 2008 12 4 54804 0.0372 0.1425 -0.52260 2008 12 5 54805 0.0338 0.1429 -0.52358 2008 12 6 54806 0.0304 0.1433 -0.52473 2008 12 7 54807 0.0270 0.1438 -0.52598 2008 12 8 54808 0.0236 0.1443 -0.52725 2008 12 9 54809 0.0203 0.1449 -0.52844 2008 12 10 54810 0.0169 0.1455 -0.52946 2008 12 11 54811 0.0136 0.1462 -0.53025 2008 12 12 54812 0.0102 0.1470 -0.53084 2008 12 13 54813 0.0069 0.1477 -0.53133 2008 12 14 54814 0.0036 0.1486 -0.53185 2008 12 15 54815 0.0003 0.1495 -0.53255 2008 12 16 54816 -0.0029 0.1504 -0.53351 2008 12 17 54817 -0.0062 0.1514 -0.53470 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0094 0.1524 -0.53607 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0126 0.1535 -0.53751 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0158 0.1547 -0.53888 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0190 0.1558 -0.54012 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0222 0.1571 -0.54115 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0253 0.1584 -0.54196 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0284 0.1597 -0.54253 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0315 0.1611 -0.54291 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0346 0.1625 -0.54315 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0376 0.1640 -0.54332 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0406 0.1655 -0.54348 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0436 0.1670 -0.54372 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0466 0.1687 -0.54408 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0495 0.1703 -0.54461 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0524 0.1720 -0.54530 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0553 0.1737 -0.54614 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0581 0.1755 -0.54711 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0609 0.1774 -0.54814 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0637 0.1792 -0.54917 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0665 0.1811 -0.55013 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0692 0.1831 -0.55095 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0719 0.1851 -0.55164 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0745 0.1871 -0.55223 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0771 0.1892 -0.55284 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0797 0.1913 -0.55357 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0823 0.1935 -0.55455 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0848 0.1957 -0.55579 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0872 0.1979 -0.55728 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0897 0.2002 -0.55888 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0920 0.2025 -0.56046 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0944 0.2048 -0.56189 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0967 0.2072 -0.56307 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0990 0.2096 -0.56396 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1012 0.2121 -0.56457 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1034 0.2146 -0.56497 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1056 0.2171 -0.56520 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1077 0.2196 -0.56536 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1097 0.2222 -0.56549 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1117 0.2248 -0.56562 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1137 0.2275 -0.56586 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1156 0.2302 -0.56626 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1175 0.2329 -0.56686 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1193 0.2356 -0.56765 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1211 0.2383 -0.56857 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1229 0.2411 -0.56954 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1246 0.2439 -0.57042 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1262 0.2468 -0.57107 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1278 0.2496 -0.57149 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1294 0.2525 -0.57170 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1309 0.2554 -0.57182 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1323 0.2584 -0.57190 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1337 0.2613 -0.57208 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1351 0.2643 -0.57251 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1364 0.2673 -0.57327 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1376 0.2703 -0.57431 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1389 0.2734 -0.57546 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1400 0.2764 -0.57662 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1411 0.2795 -0.57773 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1422 0.2826 -0.57873 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1431 0.2857 -0.57951 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1441 0.2888 -0.58002 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1450 0.2919 -0.58030 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1458 0.2951 -0.58050 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1466 0.2982 -0.58071 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1473 0.3014 -0.58099 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1480 0.3046 -0.58138 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1486 0.3078 -0.58191 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1492 0.3110 -0.58259 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1497 0.3142 -0.58347 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1502 0.3174 -0.58452 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1506 0.3206 -0.58572 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1510 0.3239 -0.58700 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1513 0.3271 -0.58824 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1515 0.3303 -0.58936 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1517 0.3336 -0.59022 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1519 0.3368 -0.59087 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1520 0.3401 -0.59138 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1520 0.3433 -0.59184 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1520 0.3466 -0.59239 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1519 0.3498 -0.59320 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1518 0.3531 -0.59431 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1516 0.3563 -0.59573 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1513 0.3596 -0.59738 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1511 0.3628 -0.59917 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1507 0.3660 -0.60094 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1503 0.3693 -0.60255 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1499 0.3725 -0.60394 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1494 0.3757 -0.60513 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1488 0.3789 -0.60610 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1482 0.3821 -0.60681 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1475 0.3853 -0.60746 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1468 0.3885 -0.60811 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1460 0.3916 -0.60886 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1452 0.3948 -0.60972 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1443 0.3979 -0.61072 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1434 0.4011 -0.61193 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1424 0.4042 -0.61336 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1414 0.4073 -0.61494 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1403 0.4104 -0.61661 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1392 0.4134 -0.61828 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1380 0.4165 -0.61985 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1368 0.4195 -0.62124 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1355 0.4225 -0.62235 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1342 0.4255 -0.62328 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1328 0.4285 -0.62414 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1313 0.4315 -0.62497 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1299 0.4344 -0.62592 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1283 0.4373 -0.62707 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1268 0.4402 -0.62846 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1251 0.4430 -0.63007 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1235 0.4459 -0.63183 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1218 0.4487 -0.63362 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1200 0.4515 -0.63528 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1182 0.4542 -0.63670 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1164 0.4569 -0.63778 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1145 0.4596 -0.63854 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1125 0.4623 -0.63907 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1106 0.4649 -0.63943 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1085 0.4676 -0.63974 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1065 0.4701 -0.64009 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1044 0.4727 -0.64055 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1022 0.4752 -0.64117 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1000 0.4777 -0.64204 2009 4 20 54941 -0.0978 0.4801 -0.64313 2009 4 21 54942 -0.0955 0.4825 -0.64442 2009 4 22 54943 -0.0932 0.4849 -0.64583 2009 4 23 54944 -0.0909 0.4873 -0.64725 2009 4 24 54945 -0.0885 0.4896 -0.64855 2009 4 25 54946 -0.0861 0.4918 -0.64963 2009 4 26 54947 -0.0836 0.4941 -0.65050 2009 4 27 54948 -0.0811 0.4963 -0.65116 2009 4 28 54949 -0.0786 0.4984 -0.65169 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0761 0.5005 -0.65223 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0735 0.5026 -0.65284 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0708 0.5047 -0.65360 2009 5 2 54953 -0.0682 0.5067 -0.65461 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0655 0.5086 -0.65588 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0628 0.5105 -0.65733 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0600 0.5124 -0.65885 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0572 0.5143 -0.66030 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0544 0.5160 -0.66158 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0516 0.5178 -0.66263 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0487 0.5195 -0.66344 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0458 0.5212 -0.66398 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0429 0.5228 -0.66434 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0400 0.5244 -0.66461 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0370 0.5259 -0.66488 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0340 0.5274 -0.66518 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0310 0.5288 -0.66553 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0280 0.5302 -0.66603 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0249 0.5315 -0.66668 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0219 0.5328 -0.66753 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0188 0.5341 -0.66851 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0157 0.5353 -0.66958 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0125 0.5365 -0.67064 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0094 0.5376 -0.67161 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0062 0.5386 -0.67240 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0030 0.5396 -0.67300 2009 5 25 54976 0.0001 0.5406 -0.67340 2009 5 26 54977 0.0033 0.5415 -0.67369 2009 5 27 54978 0.0066 0.5424 -0.67403 2009 5 28 54979 0.0098 0.5432 -0.67453 2009 5 29 54980 0.0130 0.5440 -0.67525 2009 5 30 54981 0.0163 0.5447 -0.67624 2009 5 31 54982 0.0195 0.5453 -0.67735 2009 6 1 54983 0.0228 0.5460 -0.67848 2009 6 2 54984 0.0261 0.5465 -0.67950 2009 6 3 54985 0.0294 0.5471 -0.68039 2009 6 4 54986 0.0327 0.5475 -0.68111 2009 6 5 54987 0.0360 0.5479 -0.68162 2009 6 6 54988 0.0393 0.5483 -0.68193 2009 6 7 54989 0.0426 0.5486 -0.68210 2009 6 8 54990 0.0459 0.5489 -0.68222 2009 6 9 54991 0.0492 0.5491 -0.68230 2009 6 10 54992 0.0525 0.5493 -0.68241 2009 6 11 54993 0.0558 0.5494 -0.68261 2009 6 12 54994 0.0591 0.5495 -0.68298 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) 54610 -56.85 .45 -8.63 .23 54611 -56.84 .45 -8.59 .23 54612 -56.81 .42 -8.47 .17 54613 -56.75 .39 -8.28 .34 54614 -56.76 .77 -8.20 .35 54615 -56.93 .77 -8.29 .35 54616 -57.25 .77 -8.39 .35 IERS Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dpsi deps (msec. of arc) 54560 -56.4 -7.3 54561 -56.3 -6.8 54562 -56.6 -6.2 54563 -57.4 -6.0 54564 -58.2 -6.4 54565 -58.4 -7.0 54566 -58.1 -7.6 54567 -57.5 -7.9 54568 -57.0 -8.1 54569 -56.8 -8.1 54570 -56.8 -7.9 54571 -56.7 -7.8 54572 -56.5 -7.7 54573 -56.2 -7.7 54574 -56.0 -7.6 54575 -56.0 -7.5 54576 -56.0 -7.6 54577 -56.0 -7.9 54578 -56.0 -8.1 54579 -56.0 -8.3 54580 -55.9 -8.3 54581 -55.8 -8.3 54582 -55.7 -8.5 54583 -55.5 -8.6 54584 -55.3 -8.5 54585 -55.1 -8.3 54586 -55.1 -8.3 54587 -55.3 -8.4 54588 -55.5 -8.4 54589 -55.6 -8.2 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54610 0.313 0.179 -0.204 0.230 54611 0.315 0.179 -0.203 0.230 54612 0.301 0.167 -0.190 0.170 54613 0.276 0.155 -0.190 0.340 54614 0.256 0.306 -0.226 0.350 54615 0.249 0.306 -0.246 0.350 54616 0.242 0.306 -0.231 0.350 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Final Series MJD dX dY (msec. of arc) 54560 0.31 -0.19 54561 0.29 -0.10 54562 0.23 0.02 54563 0.16 0.09 54564 0.13 0.01 54565 0.18 -0.03 54566 0.22 -0.16 54567 0.27 -0.16 54568 0.28 -0.22 54569 0.25 -0.20 54570 0.21 -0.07 54571 0.23 -0.06 54572 0.28 -0.06 54573 0.36 -0.18 54574 0.40 -0.23 54575 0.34 -0.24 54576 0.28 -0.28 54577 0.25 -0.35 54578 0.27 -0.28 54579 0.30 -0.32 54580 0.34 -0.26 54581 0.34 -0.17 54582 0.33 -0.20 54583 0.34 -0.17 54584 0.33 -0.15 54585 0.33 -0.16 54586 0.35 -0.27 54587 0.35 -0.29 54588 0.33 -0.26 54589 0.34 -0.34 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.