********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 19 June 2008 Vol. XXI No. 025 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 6 13 54630 .16057 .00009 .52612 .00009 -.436939 .000010 8 6 14 54631 .16388 .00009 .52472 .00009 -.437497 .000009 8 6 15 54632 .16681 .00009 .52333 .00009 -.437828 .000010 8 6 16 54633 .16959 .00009 .52197 .00009 -.437995 .000009 8 6 17 54634 .17244 .00009 .52060 .00009 -.438065 .000009 8 6 18 54635 .17518 .00009 .51908 .00009 -.438049 .000010 8 6 19 54636 .17779 .00009 .51746 .00009 -.437982 .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 = .0571 + .0464 cos A + .1185 sin A + .0696 cos C + .0478 sin C y = .3518 + .1120 cos A - .0352 sin A + .0478 cos C - .0696 sin C UT1-UTC = -.4241 - .00079 (MJD - 54644) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54636)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54636)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54637) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54636)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54636)**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 20 54637 0.1805 0.5157 -0.43791 2008 6 21 54638 0.1831 0.5139 -0.43794 2008 6 22 54639 0.1857 0.5121 -0.43817 2008 6 23 54640 0.1884 0.5102 -0.43862 2008 6 24 54641 0.1911 0.5083 -0.43926 2008 6 25 54642 0.1937 0.5063 -0.44008 2008 6 26 54643 0.1964 0.5043 -0.44101 2008 6 27 54644 0.1989 0.5023 -0.44194 2008 6 28 54645 0.2015 0.5002 -0.44277 2008 6 29 54646 0.2040 0.4981 -0.44339 2008 6 30 54647 0.2066 0.4960 -0.44375 2008 7 1 54648 0.2090 0.4938 -0.44385 2008 7 2 54649 0.2115 0.4916 -0.44381 2008 7 3 54650 0.2138 0.4893 -0.44377 2008 7 4 54651 0.2162 0.4870 -0.44385 2008 7 5 54652 0.2185 0.4847 -0.44414 2008 7 6 54653 0.2208 0.4823 -0.44463 2008 7 7 54654 0.2231 0.4799 -0.44526 2008 7 8 54655 0.2253 0.4775 -0.44593 2008 7 9 54656 0.2274 0.4750 -0.44654 2008 7 10 54657 0.2295 0.4725 -0.44702 2008 7 11 54658 0.2316 0.4700 -0.44730 2008 7 12 54659 0.2337 0.4674 -0.44736 2008 7 13 54660 0.2357 0.4648 -0.44722 2008 7 14 54661 0.2376 0.4622 -0.44690 2008 7 15 54662 0.2395 0.4595 -0.44646 2008 7 16 54663 0.2414 0.4568 -0.44597 2008 7 17 54664 0.2432 0.4541 -0.44554 2008 7 18 54665 0.2450 0.4513 -0.44523 2008 7 19 54666 0.2467 0.4486 -0.44511 2008 7 20 54667 0.2484 0.4458 -0.44522 2008 7 21 54668 0.2500 0.4429 -0.44555 2008 7 22 54669 0.2516 0.4401 -0.44606 2008 7 23 54670 0.2531 0.4372 -0.44669 2008 7 24 54671 0.2546 0.4343 -0.44735 2008 7 25 54672 0.2560 0.4314 -0.44793 2008 7 26 54673 0.2574 0.4284 -0.44833 2008 7 27 54674 0.2588 0.4255 -0.44850 2008 7 28 54675 0.2601 0.4225 -0.44843 2008 7 29 54676 0.2613 0.4195 -0.44820 2008 7 30 54677 0.2625 0.4165 -0.44793 2008 7 31 54678 0.2636 0.4134 -0.44775 2008 8 1 54679 0.2647 0.4103 -0.44777 2008 8 2 54680 0.2658 0.4073 -0.44802 2008 8 3 54681 0.2668 0.4042 -0.44847 2008 8 4 54682 0.2677 0.4011 -0.44902 2008 8 5 54683 0.2686 0.3979 -0.44955 2008 8 6 54684 0.2694 0.3948 -0.44997 2008 8 7 54685 0.2702 0.3917 -0.45022 2008 8 8 54686 0.2709 0.3885 -0.45026 2008 8 9 54687 0.2716 0.3853 -0.45009 2008 8 10 54688 0.2722 0.3821 -0.44976 2008 8 11 54689 0.2728 0.3789 -0.44929 2008 8 12 54690 0.2733 0.3757 -0.44877 2008 8 13 54691 0.2737 0.3725 -0.44827 2008 8 14 54692 0.2741 0.3693 -0.44787 2008 8 15 54693 0.2745 0.3661 -0.44763 2008 8 16 54694 0.2748 0.3629 -0.44761 2008 8 17 54695 0.2750 0.3596 -0.44781 2008 8 18 54696 0.2752 0.3564 -0.44822 2008 8 19 54697 0.2753 0.3531 -0.44878 2008 8 20 54698 0.2754 0.3499 -0.44939 2008 8 21 54699 0.2755 0.3467 -0.44994 2008 8 22 54700 0.2754 0.3434 -0.45032 2008 8 23 54701 0.2753 0.3402 -0.45048 2008 8 24 54702 0.2752 0.3369 -0.45042 2008 8 25 54703 0.2750 0.3337 -0.45019 2008 8 26 54704 0.2748 0.3304 -0.44990 2008 8 27 54705 0.2745 0.3272 -0.44969 2008 8 28 54706 0.2741 0.3240 -0.44966 2008 8 29 54707 0.2737 0.3207 -0.44988 2008 8 30 54708 0.2732 0.3175 -0.45036 2008 8 31 54709 0.2727 0.3143 -0.45102 2008 9 1 54710 0.2721 0.3111 -0.45176 2008 9 2 54711 0.2715 0.3079 -0.45246 2008 9 3 54712 0.2708 0.3047 -0.45305 2008 9 4 54713 0.2701 0.3015 -0.45345 2008 9 5 54714 0.2693 0.2984 -0.45367 2008 9 6 54715 0.2685 0.2952 -0.45371 2008 9 7 54716 0.2676 0.2921 -0.45363 2008 9 8 54717 0.2667 0.2889 -0.45348 2008 9 9 54718 0.2657 0.2858 -0.45334 2008 9 10 54719 0.2646 0.2827 -0.45330 2008 9 11 54720 0.2635 0.2796 -0.45341 2008 9 12 54721 0.2624 0.2766 -0.45374 2008 9 13 54722 0.2612 0.2735 -0.45432 2008 9 14 54723 0.2599 0.2705 -0.45515 2008 9 15 54724 0.2586 0.2675 -0.45619 2008 9 16 54725 0.2572 0.2645 -0.45733 2008 9 17 54726 0.2558 0.2615 -0.45848 2008 9 18 54727 0.2544 0.2585 -0.45950 2008 9 19 54728 0.2529 0.2556 -0.46030 2008 9 20 54729 0.2513 0.2527 -0.46087 2008 9 21 54730 0.2497 0.2498 -0.46125 2008 9 22 54731 0.2481 0.2470 -0.46155 2008 9 23 54732 0.2464 0.2441 -0.46190 2008 9 24 54733 0.2446 0.2413 -0.46241 2008 9 25 54734 0.2429 0.2385 -0.46314 2008 9 26 54735 0.2410 0.2358 -0.46412 2008 9 27 54736 0.2391 0.2330 -0.46529 2008 9 28 54737 0.2372 0.2303 -0.46658 2008 9 29 54738 0.2352 0.2277 -0.46787 2008 9 30 54739 0.2332 0.2250 -0.46907 2008 10 1 54740 0.2312 0.2224 -0.47011 2008 10 2 54741 0.2291 0.2198 -0.47094 2008 10 3 54742 0.2269 0.2173 -0.47158 2008 10 4 54743 0.2247 0.2148 -0.47206 2008 10 5 54744 0.2225 0.2123 -0.47244 2008 10 6 54745 0.2202 0.2098 -0.47282 2008 10 7 54746 0.2179 0.2074 -0.47325 2008 10 8 54747 0.2155 0.2051 -0.47378 2008 10 9 54748 0.2132 0.2027 -0.47450 2008 10 10 54749 0.2107 0.2004 -0.47543 2008 10 11 54750 0.2083 0.1981 -0.47660 2008 10 12 54751 0.2057 0.1959 -0.47798 2008 10 13 54752 0.2032 0.1937 -0.47953 2008 10 14 54753 0.2006 0.1915 -0.48112 2008 10 15 54754 0.1980 0.1894 -0.48263 2008 10 16 54755 0.1954 0.1874 -0.48395 2008 10 17 54756 0.1927 0.1853 -0.48502 2008 10 18 54757 0.1900 0.1833 -0.48585 2008 10 19 54758 0.1872 0.1814 -0.48654 2008 10 20 54759 0.1844 0.1794 -0.48722 2008 10 21 54760 0.1816 0.1776 -0.48801 2008 10 22 54761 0.1788 0.1757 -0.48900 2008 10 23 54762 0.1759 0.1740 -0.49020 2008 10 24 54763 0.1730 0.1722 -0.49159 2008 10 25 54764 0.1700 0.1705 -0.49309 2008 10 26 54765 0.1671 0.1689 -0.49460 2008 10 27 54766 0.1641 0.1673 -0.49604 2008 10 28 54767 0.1611 0.1657 -0.49733 2008 10 29 54768 0.1580 0.1642 -0.49843 2008 10 30 54769 0.1550 0.1627 -0.49932 2008 10 31 54770 0.1519 0.1613 -0.50004 2008 11 1 54771 0.1488 0.1599 -0.50062 2008 11 2 54772 0.1456 0.1586 -0.50114 2008 11 3 54773 0.1425 0.1573 -0.50166 2008 11 4 54774 0.1393 0.1561 -0.50227 2008 11 5 54775 0.1361 0.1549 -0.50301 2008 11 6 54776 0.1329 0.1538 -0.50393 2008 11 7 54777 0.1297 0.1527 -0.50505 2008 11 8 54778 0.1264 0.1516 -0.50638 2008 11 9 54779 0.1231 0.1506 -0.50788 2008 11 10 54780 0.1199 0.1497 -0.50946 2008 11 11 54781 0.1166 0.1488 -0.51102 2008 11 12 54782 0.1132 0.1480 -0.51243 2008 11 13 54783 0.1099 0.1472 -0.51361 2008 11 14 54784 0.1066 0.1464 -0.51453 2008 11 15 54785 0.1032 0.1458 -0.51526 2008 11 16 54786 0.0999 0.1451 -0.51591 2008 11 17 54787 0.0965 0.1445 -0.51662 2008 11 18 54788 0.0931 0.1440 -0.51751 2008 11 19 54789 0.0897 0.1435 -0.51860 2008 11 20 54790 0.0863 0.1431 -0.51987 2008 11 21 54791 0.0829 0.1427 -0.52125 2008 11 22 54792 0.0795 0.1424 -0.52262 2008 11 23 54793 0.0761 0.1421 -0.52391 2008 11 24 54794 0.0727 0.1419 -0.52505 2008 11 25 54795 0.0693 0.1417 -0.52600 2008 11 26 54796 0.0659 0.1416 -0.52674 2008 11 27 54797 0.0624 0.1415 -0.52729 2008 11 28 54798 0.0590 0.1415 -0.52769 2008 11 29 54799 0.0556 0.1415 -0.52800 2008 11 30 54800 0.0522 0.1416 -0.52830 2008 12 1 54801 0.0488 0.1418 -0.52864 2008 12 2 54802 0.0453 0.1420 -0.52910 2008 12 3 54803 0.0419 0.1422 -0.52972 2008 12 4 54804 0.0385 0.1425 -0.53051 2008 12 5 54805 0.0351 0.1429 -0.53149 2008 12 6 54806 0.0317 0.1433 -0.53262 2008 12 7 54807 0.0284 0.1437 -0.53386 2008 12 8 54808 0.0250 0.1442 -0.53511 2008 12 9 54809 0.0216 0.1448 -0.53627 2008 12 10 54810 0.0183 0.1454 -0.53725 2008 12 11 54811 0.0149 0.1460 -0.53799 2008 12 12 54812 0.0116 0.1467 -0.53853 2008 12 13 54813 0.0083 0.1475 -0.53895 2008 12 14 54814 0.0050 0.1483 -0.53939 2008 12 15 54815 0.0017 0.1492 -0.53999 2008 12 16 54816 -0.0016 0.1501 -0.54082 2008 12 17 54817 -0.0049 0.1510 -0.54187 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0081 0.1520 -0.54305 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0113 0.1531 -0.54427 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0145 0.1542 -0.54542 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0177 0.1554 -0.54642 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0209 0.1566 -0.54724 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0240 0.1578 -0.54787 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0272 0.1591 -0.54833 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0303 0.1605 -0.54867 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0333 0.1619 -0.54895 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0364 0.1633 -0.54923 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0394 0.1648 -0.54958 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0424 0.1663 -0.55005 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0454 0.1679 -0.55067 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0484 0.1695 -0.55146 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0513 0.1712 -0.55240 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0542 0.1729 -0.55346 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0570 0.1747 -0.55460 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0599 0.1765 -0.55575 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0627 0.1783 -0.55681 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0654 0.1802 -0.55772 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0682 0.1821 -0.55840 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0709 0.1841 -0.55885 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0735 0.1861 -0.55914 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0762 0.1882 -0.55939 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0788 0.1903 -0.55975 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0813 0.1924 -0.56031 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0839 0.1946 -0.56113 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0863 0.1968 -0.56217 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0888 0.1990 -0.56332 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0912 0.2013 -0.56447 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0936 0.2036 -0.56554 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0959 0.2060 -0.56646 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0982 0.2084 -0.56725 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1005 0.2108 -0.56790 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1027 0.2133 -0.56843 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1048 0.2158 -0.56889 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1070 0.2183 -0.56930 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1091 0.2209 -0.56973 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1111 0.2235 -0.57025 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1131 0.2261 -0.57094 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1150 0.2287 -0.57184 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1170 0.2314 -0.57298 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1188 0.2341 -0.57433 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1206 0.2369 -0.57581 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1224 0.2397 -0.57732 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1241 0.2425 -0.57873 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1258 0.2453 -0.57993 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1274 0.2481 -0.58091 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1290 0.2510 -0.58163 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1305 0.2539 -0.58215 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1320 0.2568 -0.58261 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1334 0.2598 -0.58307 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1348 0.2627 -0.58365 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1362 0.2657 -0.58445 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1374 0.2687 -0.58548 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1387 0.2717 -0.58669 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1399 0.2748 -0.58797 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1410 0.2778 -0.58918 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1421 0.2809 -0.59020 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1431 0.2840 -0.59095 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1441 0.2871 -0.59137 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1450 0.2902 -0.59154 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1459 0.2934 -0.59157 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1467 0.2965 -0.59159 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1474 0.2997 -0.59163 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1481 0.3029 -0.59177 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1488 0.3061 -0.59211 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1494 0.3093 -0.59269 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1500 0.3125 -0.59349 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1505 0.3157 -0.59441 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1509 0.3189 -0.59546 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1513 0.3221 -0.59661 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1516 0.3254 -0.59780 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1519 0.3286 -0.59890 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1521 0.3318 -0.59977 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1523 0.3351 -0.60040 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1524 0.3383 -0.60091 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1525 0.3416 -0.60141 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1525 0.3448 -0.60200 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1525 0.3481 -0.60278 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1524 0.3513 -0.60380 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1522 0.3546 -0.60504 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1520 0.3578 -0.60650 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1518 0.3611 -0.60805 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1514 0.3643 -0.60958 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1511 0.3675 -0.61099 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1507 0.3708 -0.61217 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1502 0.3740 -0.61310 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1497 0.3772 -0.61374 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1491 0.3804 -0.61421 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1484 0.3836 -0.61461 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1478 0.3868 -0.61503 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1470 0.3900 -0.61554 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1462 0.3931 -0.61627 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1454 0.3963 -0.61724 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1445 0.3994 -0.61844 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1435 0.4025 -0.61984 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1425 0.4057 -0.62144 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1415 0.4087 -0.62313 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1404 0.4118 -0.62481 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1393 0.4149 -0.62640 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1381 0.4179 -0.62784 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1368 0.4210 -0.62906 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1355 0.4240 -0.62998 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1342 0.4270 -0.63081 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1328 0.4299 -0.63165 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1313 0.4329 -0.63264 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1298 0.4358 -0.63382 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1283 0.4387 -0.63522 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1267 0.4416 -0.63684 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1250 0.4444 -0.63861 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1234 0.4472 -0.64039 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1216 0.4500 -0.64207 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1199 0.4528 -0.64355 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1180 0.4556 -0.64480 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1162 0.4583 -0.64581 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1143 0.4610 -0.64657 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1123 0.4636 -0.64722 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1103 0.4663 -0.64785 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1083 0.4689 -0.64849 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1062 0.4714 -0.64921 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1041 0.4740 -0.65008 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1019 0.4765 -0.65112 2009 4 20 54941 -0.0997 0.4789 -0.65235 2009 4 21 54942 -0.0975 0.4814 -0.65376 2009 4 22 54943 -0.0952 0.4838 -0.65529 2009 4 23 54944 -0.0929 0.4861 -0.65683 2009 4 24 54945 -0.0906 0.4885 -0.65825 2009 4 25 54946 -0.0882 0.4908 -0.65941 2009 4 26 54947 -0.0857 0.4930 -0.66027 2009 4 27 54948 -0.0833 0.4953 -0.66087 2009 4 28 54949 -0.0808 0.4974 -0.66125 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0782 0.4996 -0.66159 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0757 0.5017 -0.66201 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0731 0.5038 -0.66263 2009 5 2 54953 -0.0704 0.5058 -0.66348 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0678 0.5078 -0.66460 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0651 0.5097 -0.66588 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0623 0.5116 -0.66723 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0596 0.5135 -0.66849 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0568 0.5153 -0.66956 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0540 0.5171 -0.67035 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0511 0.5188 -0.67083 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0483 0.5205 -0.67111 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0454 0.5222 -0.67125 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0425 0.5238 -0.67134 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0395 0.5254 -0.67148 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0366 0.5269 -0.67168 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0336 0.5283 -0.67197 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0305 0.5298 -0.67245 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0275 0.5311 -0.67316 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0245 0.5325 -0.67407 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0214 0.5338 -0.67513 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0183 0.5350 -0.67629 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0152 0.5362 -0.67741 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0120 0.5373 -0.67841 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0089 0.5384 -0.67922 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0057 0.5395 -0.67974 2009 5 25 54976 -0.0026 0.5405 -0.68004 2009 5 26 54977 0.0006 0.5414 -0.68024 2009 5 27 54978 0.0038 0.5423 -0.68047 2009 5 28 54979 0.0070 0.5432 -0.68082 2009 5 29 54980 0.0103 0.5440 -0.68134 2009 5 30 54981 0.0135 0.5447 -0.68205 2009 5 31 54982 0.0168 0.5454 -0.68289 2009 6 1 54983 0.0200 0.5461 -0.68379 2009 6 2 54984 0.0233 0.5467 -0.68464 2009 6 3 54985 0.0266 0.5473 -0.68533 2009 6 4 54986 0.0298 0.5478 -0.68584 2009 6 5 54987 0.0331 0.5482 -0.68611 2009 6 6 54988 0.0364 0.5486 -0.68619 2009 6 7 54989 0.0397 0.5490 -0.68614 2009 6 8 54990 0.0430 0.5493 -0.68598 2009 6 9 54991 0.0463 0.5495 -0.68578 2009 6 10 54992 0.0496 0.5498 -0.68563 2009 6 11 54993 0.0529 0.5499 -0.68560 2009 6 12 54994 0.0562 0.5500 -0.68571 2009 6 13 54995 0.0595 0.5501 -0.68604 2009 6 14 54996 0.0628 0.5501 -0.68651 2009 6 15 54997 0.0661 0.5500 -0.68710 2009 6 16 54998 0.0694 0.5499 -0.68771 2009 6 17 54999 0.0727 0.5498 -0.68838 2009 6 18 55000 0.0760 0.5496 -0.68903 2009 6 19 55001 0.0793 0.5493 -0.68955 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) 54617 -57.87 .38 -8.28 .21 54618 -58.44 .36 -8.03 .20 54619 -59.03 .36 -7.93 .20 54620 -59.39 .15 -8.10 .34 54621 -59.35 .28 -8.33 .34 54622 -59.03 .28 -8.43 .34 54623 -58.64 .28 -8.41 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54617 0.155 0.151 -0.197 0.210 54618 0.145 0.143 -0.187 0.200 54619 0.154 0.143 -0.199 0.200 54620 0.161 0.060 -0.204 0.340 54621 0.155 0.111 -0.199 0.340 54622 0.152 0.111 -0.228 0.340 54623 0.172 0.111 -0.252 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.