********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 31 July 2008 Vol. XXI No. 031 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 7 25 54672 .27031 .00009 .43740 .00009 -.451462 .000008 8 7 26 54673 .27281 .00009 .43476 .00009 -.452087 .000012 8 7 27 54674 .27499 .00009 .43233 .00009 -.452505 .000013 8 7 28 54675 .27677 .00010 .42965 .00009 -.452710 .000013 8 7 29 54676 .27827 .00010 .42681 .00009 -.452751 .000012 8 7 30 54677 .27943 .00009 .42406 .00009 -.452728 .000012 8 7 31 54678 .28022 .00009 .42136 .00009 -.452759 .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 = .0728 + .1045 cos A + .0612 sin A + .0950 cos C + .0021 sin C y = .3548 + .0659 cos A - .0905 sin A + .0021 cos C - .0950 sin C UT1-UTC = -.4795 - .00082 (MJD - 54686) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54678)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54678)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54679) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54678)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54678)**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 8 1 54679 0.2811 0.4183 -0.45293 2008 8 2 54680 0.2819 0.4151 -0.45332 2008 8 3 54681 0.2828 0.4119 -0.45392 2008 8 4 54682 0.2838 0.4085 -0.45465 2008 8 5 54683 0.2848 0.4052 -0.45536 2008 8 6 54684 0.2858 0.4018 -0.45595 2008 8 7 54685 0.2868 0.3985 -0.45635 2008 8 8 54686 0.2876 0.3952 -0.45655 2008 8 9 54687 0.2883 0.3919 -0.45655 2008 8 10 54688 0.2890 0.3886 -0.45641 2008 8 11 54689 0.2896 0.3852 -0.45617 2008 8 12 54690 0.2901 0.3818 -0.45590 2008 8 13 54691 0.2906 0.3783 -0.45569 2008 8 14 54692 0.2910 0.3749 -0.45564 2008 8 15 54693 0.2914 0.3714 -0.45579 2008 8 16 54694 0.2917 0.3679 -0.45618 2008 8 17 54695 0.2920 0.3644 -0.45680 2008 8 18 54696 0.2922 0.3609 -0.45763 2008 8 19 54697 0.2924 0.3574 -0.45860 2008 8 20 54698 0.2925 0.3539 -0.45962 2008 8 21 54699 0.2925 0.3504 -0.46058 2008 8 22 54700 0.2925 0.3469 -0.46138 2008 8 23 54701 0.2924 0.3434 -0.46196 2008 8 24 54702 0.2923 0.3399 -0.46233 2008 8 25 54703 0.2921 0.3364 -0.46256 2008 8 26 54704 0.2918 0.3328 -0.46274 2008 8 27 54705 0.2915 0.3293 -0.46302 2008 8 28 54706 0.2911 0.3258 -0.46351 2008 8 29 54707 0.2907 0.3223 -0.46427 2008 8 30 54708 0.2902 0.3188 -0.46528 2008 8 31 54709 0.2897 0.3153 -0.46648 2008 9 1 54710 0.2891 0.3118 -0.46774 2008 9 2 54711 0.2884 0.3083 -0.46896 2008 9 3 54712 0.2877 0.3048 -0.47005 2008 9 4 54713 0.2869 0.3014 -0.47094 2008 9 5 54714 0.2861 0.2979 -0.47163 2008 9 6 54715 0.2852 0.2945 -0.47213 2008 9 7 54716 0.2843 0.2911 -0.47250 2008 9 8 54717 0.2832 0.2876 -0.47278 2008 9 9 54718 0.2822 0.2842 -0.47305 2008 9 10 54719 0.2811 0.2808 -0.47340 2008 9 11 54720 0.2799 0.2775 -0.47389 2008 9 12 54721 0.2787 0.2741 -0.47459 2008 9 13 54722 0.2774 0.2708 -0.47552 2008 9 14 54723 0.2760 0.2675 -0.47669 2008 9 15 54724 0.2746 0.2642 -0.47805 2008 9 16 54725 0.2732 0.2609 -0.47952 2008 9 17 54726 0.2717 0.2576 -0.48097 2008 9 18 54727 0.2701 0.2544 -0.48230 2008 9 19 54728 0.2685 0.2512 -0.48343 2008 9 20 54729 0.2668 0.2480 -0.48432 2008 9 21 54730 0.2651 0.2448 -0.48503 2008 9 22 54731 0.2633 0.2417 -0.48566 2008 9 23 54732 0.2615 0.2386 -0.48632 2008 9 24 54733 0.2596 0.2355 -0.48714 2008 9 25 54734 0.2577 0.2324 -0.48818 2008 9 26 54735 0.2557 0.2294 -0.48946 2008 9 27 54736 0.2536 0.2264 -0.49093 2008 9 28 54737 0.2516 0.2234 -0.49251 2008 9 29 54738 0.2494 0.2205 -0.49407 2008 9 30 54739 0.2472 0.2176 -0.49554 2008 10 1 54740 0.2450 0.2147 -0.49683 2008 10 2 54741 0.2427 0.2119 -0.49792 2008 10 3 54742 0.2404 0.2091 -0.49879 2008 10 4 54743 0.2380 0.2063 -0.49950 2008 10 5 54744 0.2356 0.2035 -0.50009 2008 10 6 54745 0.2332 0.2008 -0.50063 2008 10 7 54746 0.2307 0.1982 -0.50120 2008 10 8 54747 0.2281 0.1955 -0.50187 2008 10 9 54748 0.2255 0.1930 -0.50271 2008 10 10 54749 0.2229 0.1904 -0.50376 2008 10 11 54750 0.2202 0.1879 -0.50504 2008 10 12 54751 0.2175 0.1854 -0.50653 2008 10 13 54752 0.2147 0.1830 -0.50818 2008 10 14 54753 0.2119 0.1806 -0.50986 2008 10 15 54754 0.2091 0.1783 -0.51146 2008 10 16 54755 0.2062 0.1760 -0.51287 2008 10 17 54756 0.2033 0.1737 -0.51402 2008 10 18 54757 0.2003 0.1715 -0.51492 2008 10 19 54758 0.1973 0.1693 -0.51567 2008 10 20 54759 0.1943 0.1672 -0.51639 2008 10 21 54760 0.1913 0.1651 -0.51722 2008 10 22 54761 0.1882 0.1631 -0.51823 2008 10 23 54762 0.1850 0.1611 -0.51946 2008 10 24 54763 0.1819 0.1591 -0.52085 2008 10 25 54764 0.1787 0.1572 -0.52234 2008 10 26 54765 0.1755 0.1554 -0.52385 2008 10 27 54766 0.1722 0.1536 -0.52526 2008 10 28 54767 0.1689 0.1518 -0.52653 2008 10 29 54768 0.1656 0.1501 -0.52759 2008 10 30 54769 0.1623 0.1485 -0.52845 2008 10 31 54770 0.1589 0.1469 -0.52913 2008 11 1 54771 0.1555 0.1453 -0.52968 2008 11 2 54772 0.1521 0.1438 -0.53017 2008 11 3 54773 0.1486 0.1424 -0.53066 2008 11 4 54774 0.1452 0.1410 -0.53124 2008 11 5 54775 0.1417 0.1397 -0.53195 2008 11 6 54776 0.1382 0.1384 -0.53286 2008 11 7 54777 0.1347 0.1371 -0.53397 2008 11 8 54778 0.1311 0.1360 -0.53529 2008 11 9 54779 0.1275 0.1348 -0.53679 2008 11 10 54780 0.1240 0.1338 -0.53838 2008 11 11 54781 0.1204 0.1327 -0.53995 2008 11 12 54782 0.1167 0.1318 -0.54139 2008 11 13 54783 0.1131 0.1309 -0.54261 2008 11 14 54784 0.1095 0.1300 -0.54357 2008 11 15 54785 0.1058 0.1292 -0.54435 2008 11 16 54786 0.1021 0.1285 -0.54505 2008 11 17 54787 0.0984 0.1278 -0.54591 2008 11 18 54788 0.0947 0.1271 -0.54695 2008 11 19 54789 0.0910 0.1265 -0.54819 2008 11 20 54790 0.0873 0.1260 -0.54962 2008 11 21 54791 0.0836 0.1256 -0.55115 2008 11 22 54792 0.0799 0.1252 -0.55268 2008 11 23 54793 0.0761 0.1248 -0.55413 2008 11 24 54794 0.0724 0.1245 -0.55543 2008 11 25 54795 0.0687 0.1243 -0.55654 2008 11 26 54796 0.0649 0.1241 -0.55745 2008 11 27 54797 0.0612 0.1240 -0.55816 2008 11 28 54798 0.0574 0.1239 -0.55873 2008 11 29 54799 0.0537 0.1239 -0.55921 2008 11 30 54800 0.0499 0.1239 -0.55967 2008 12 1 54801 0.0462 0.1240 -0.56018 2008 12 2 54802 0.0424 0.1242 -0.56081 2008 12 3 54803 0.0387 0.1244 -0.56159 2008 12 4 54804 0.0350 0.1247 -0.56256 2008 12 5 54805 0.0312 0.1250 -0.56370 2008 12 6 54806 0.0275 0.1254 -0.56501 2008 12 7 54807 0.0238 0.1258 -0.56641 2008 12 8 54808 0.0201 0.1263 -0.56783 2008 12 9 54809 0.0164 0.1269 -0.56917 2008 12 10 54810 0.0127 0.1275 -0.57032 2008 12 11 54811 0.0090 0.1282 -0.57124 2008 12 12 54812 0.0053 0.1289 -0.57194 2008 12 13 54813 0.0017 0.1297 -0.57253 2008 12 14 54814 -0.0019 0.1305 -0.57313 2008 12 15 54815 -0.0056 0.1314 -0.57389 2008 12 16 54816 -0.0092 0.1324 -0.57488 2008 12 17 54817 -0.0128 0.1334 -0.57608 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0163 0.1344 -0.57741 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0199 0.1355 -0.57876 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0234 0.1367 -0.58004 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0269 0.1379 -0.58115 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0304 0.1392 -0.58206 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0339 0.1405 -0.58276 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0373 0.1419 -0.58326 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0408 0.1433 -0.58360 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0442 0.1448 -0.58384 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0475 0.1464 -0.58405 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0509 0.1480 -0.58430 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0542 0.1496 -0.58464 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0575 0.1513 -0.58514 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0607 0.1530 -0.58582 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0640 0.1548 0.41333 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0672 0.1567 0.41232 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0703 0.1586 0.41122 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0735 0.1605 0.41008 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0766 0.1625 0.40899 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0797 0.1645 0.40804 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0827 0.1666 0.40729 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0857 0.1687 0.40674 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0886 0.1709 0.40632 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0916 0.1731 0.40593 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0945 0.1754 0.40540 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0973 0.1777 0.40465 2009 1 13 54844 -0.1001 0.1800 0.40364 2009 1 14 54845 -0.1029 0.1824 0.40243 2009 1 15 54846 -0.1056 0.1849 0.40112 2009 1 16 54847 -0.1083 0.1874 0.39985 2009 1 17 54848 -0.1110 0.1899 0.39872 2009 1 18 54849 -0.1136 0.1924 0.39780 2009 1 19 54850 -0.1161 0.1950 0.39710 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1186 0.1977 0.39661 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1211 0.2004 0.39629 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1235 0.2031 0.39609 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1259 0.2058 0.39593 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1282 0.2086 0.39575 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1305 0.2115 0.39548 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1328 0.2143 0.39506 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1350 0.2172 0.39447 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1371 0.2201 0.39370 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1392 0.2231 0.39279 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1412 0.2261 0.39178 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1432 0.2291 0.39077 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1452 0.2322 0.38982 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1471 0.2353 0.38904 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1489 0.2384 0.38848 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1507 0.2415 0.38815 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1524 0.2447 0.38801 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1541 0.2479 0.38794 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1557 0.2512 0.38781 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1573 0.2544 0.38746 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1588 0.2577 0.38681 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1603 0.2610 0.38585 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1617 0.2643 0.38465 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1630 0.2677 0.38335 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1643 0.2710 0.38205 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1656 0.2744 0.38087 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1668 0.2778 0.37984 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1679 0.2812 0.37898 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1690 0.2847 0.37824 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1700 0.2881 0.37760 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1709 0.2916 0.37700 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1718 0.2951 0.37637 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1727 0.2986 0.37565 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1734 0.3021 0.37480 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1742 0.3057 0.37378 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1748 0.3092 0.37259 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1754 0.3128 0.37123 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1760 0.3163 0.36977 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1765 0.3199 0.36826 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1769 0.3235 0.36679 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1773 0.3270 0.36543 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1776 0.3306 0.36425 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1778 0.3342 0.36326 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1780 0.3378 0.36244 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1782 0.3414 0.36172 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1782 0.3451 0.36094 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1783 0.3487 0.35998 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1782 0.3523 0.35872 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1781 0.3559 0.35713 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1779 0.3595 0.35527 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1777 0.3631 0.35324 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1774 0.3667 0.35121 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1771 0.3703 0.34936 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1767 0.3739 0.34777 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1762 0.3775 0.34649 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1757 0.3811 0.34550 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1751 0.3846 0.34468 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1745 0.3882 0.34396 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1738 0.3918 0.34326 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1731 0.3953 0.34259 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1722 0.3988 0.34183 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1714 0.4024 0.34088 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1705 0.4059 0.33970 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1695 0.4094 0.33830 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1684 0.4129 0.33675 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1673 0.4163 0.33511 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1662 0.4198 0.33346 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1650 0.4232 0.33187 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1637 0.4266 0.33053 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1624 0.4300 0.32951 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1610 0.4334 0.32870 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1596 0.4368 0.32802 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1581 0.4401 0.32740 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1566 0.4434 0.32669 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1550 0.4467 0.32577 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1533 0.4500 0.32459 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1516 0.4532 0.32320 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1499 0.4564 0.32170 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1481 0.4596 0.32015 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1462 0.4628 0.31864 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1443 0.4659 0.31724 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1424 0.4690 0.31600 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1404 0.4721 0.31492 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1383 0.4752 0.31394 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1362 0.4782 0.31302 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1341 0.4812 0.31213 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1319 0.4841 0.31124 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1296 0.4870 0.31026 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1273 0.4899 0.30919 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1250 0.4928 0.30795 2009 4 20 54941 -0.1226 0.4956 0.30652 2009 4 21 54942 -0.1202 0.4984 0.30490 2009 4 22 54943 -0.1177 0.5011 0.30311 2009 4 23 54944 -0.1152 0.5038 0.30124 2009 4 24 54945 -0.1127 0.5065 0.29942 2009 4 25 54946 -0.1101 0.5091 0.29776 2009 4 26 54947 -0.1074 0.5117 0.29638 2009 4 27 54948 -0.1047 0.5143 0.29531 2009 4 28 54949 -0.1020 0.5168 0.29446 2009 4 29 54950 -0.0992 0.5192 0.29374 2009 4 30 54951 -0.0965 0.5217 0.29300 2009 5 1 54952 -0.0936 0.5241 0.29213 2009 5 2 54953 -0.0907 0.5264 0.29112 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0878 0.5287 0.29002 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0849 0.5309 0.28884 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0819 0.5332 0.28767 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0789 0.5353 0.28657 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0758 0.5374 0.28562 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0728 0.5395 0.28487 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0697 0.5415 0.28434 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0665 0.5435 0.28407 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0633 0.5454 0.28408 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0601 0.5473 0.28424 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0569 0.5492 0.28442 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0536 0.5509 0.28450 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0504 0.5527 0.28447 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0470 0.5544 0.28428 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0437 0.5560 0.28388 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0403 0.5576 0.28328 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0370 0.5591 0.28256 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0336 0.5606 0.28182 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0301 0.5620 0.28114 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0267 0.5634 0.28053 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0232 0.5647 0.28004 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0197 0.5660 0.27977 2009 5 25 54976 -0.0162 0.5672 0.27973 2009 5 26 54977 -0.0127 0.5684 0.27985 2009 5 27 54978 -0.0092 0.5695 0.27990 2009 5 28 54979 -0.0056 0.5706 0.27974 2009 5 29 54980 -0.0020 0.5716 0.27931 2009 5 30 54981 0.0016 0.5725 0.27866 2009 5 31 54982 0.0052 0.5734 0.27788 2009 6 1 54983 0.0088 0.5743 0.27711 2009 6 2 54984 0.0124 0.5750 0.27645 2009 6 3 54985 0.0160 0.5758 0.27596 2009 6 4 54986 0.0196 0.5765 0.27569 2009 6 5 54987 0.0233 0.5771 0.27563 2009 6 6 54988 0.0269 0.5776 0.27581 2009 6 7 54989 0.0306 0.5781 0.27617 2009 6 8 54990 0.0343 0.5786 0.27671 2009 6 9 54991 0.0379 0.5790 0.27730 2009 6 10 54992 0.0416 0.5793 0.27783 2009 6 11 54993 0.0453 0.5796 0.27823 2009 6 12 54994 0.0490 0.5799 0.27846 2009 6 13 54995 0.0526 0.5800 0.27844 2009 6 14 54996 0.0563 0.5802 0.27820 2009 6 15 54997 0.0600 0.5802 0.27781 2009 6 16 54998 0.0637 0.5802 0.27735 2009 6 17 54999 0.0673 0.5802 0.27684 2009 6 18 55000 0.0710 0.5801 0.27641 2009 6 19 55001 0.0747 0.5799 0.27614 2009 6 20 55002 0.0783 0.5797 0.27608 2009 6 21 55003 0.0820 0.5794 0.27618 2009 6 22 55004 0.0856 0.5791 0.27643 2009 6 23 55005 0.0892 0.5787 0.27678 2009 6 24 55006 0.0929 0.5783 0.27699 2009 6 25 55007 0.0965 0.5778 0.27695 2009 6 26 55008 0.1001 0.5772 0.27664 2009 6 27 55009 0.1037 0.5766 0.27614 2009 6 28 55010 0.1072 0.5760 0.27560 2009 6 29 55011 0.1108 0.5753 0.27511 2009 6 30 55012 0.1143 0.5745 0.27477 2009 7 1 55013 0.1179 0.5737 0.27466 2009 7 2 55014 0.1214 0.5728 0.27479 2009 7 3 55015 0.1249 0.5719 0.27516 2009 7 4 55016 0.1284 0.5709 0.27570 2009 7 5 55017 0.1318 0.5699 0.27635 2009 7 6 55018 0.1353 0.5688 0.27711 2009 7 7 55019 0.1387 0.5676 0.27782 2009 7 8 55020 0.1421 0.5664 0.27839 2009 7 9 55021 0.1454 0.5652 0.27884 2009 7 10 55022 0.1488 0.5639 0.27912 2009 7 11 55023 0.1521 0.5625 0.27924 2009 7 12 55024 0.1554 0.5611 0.27922 2009 7 13 55025 0.1587 0.5597 0.27912 2009 7 14 55026 0.1619 0.5582 0.27896 2009 7 15 55027 0.1652 0.5567 0.27885 2009 7 16 55028 0.1683 0.5551 0.27888 2009 7 17 55029 0.1715 0.5534 0.27913 2009 7 18 55030 0.1746 0.5517 0.27966 2009 7 19 55031 0.1777 0.5500 0.28042 2009 7 20 55032 0.1808 0.5482 0.28126 2009 7 21 55033 0.1838 0.5464 0.28205 2009 7 22 55034 0.1868 0.5445 0.28262 2009 7 23 55035 0.1898 0.5426 0.28289 2009 7 24 55036 0.1928 0.5406 0.28288 2009 7 25 55037 0.1957 0.5386 0.28269 2009 7 26 55038 0.1985 0.5365 0.28241 2009 7 27 55039 0.2013 0.5344 0.28220 2009 7 28 55040 0.2041 0.5323 0.28218 2009 7 29 55041 0.2069 0.5301 0.28240 2009 7 30 55042 0.2096 0.5278 0.28289 2009 7 31 55043 0.2123 0.5256 0.28361 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) 54659 -64.73 .22 -8.05 .34 54660 -64.73 .24 -8.04 .34 54661 -64.91 .24 -8.04 .34 54662 -65.14 .29 -8.16 .34 54663 -65.36 .41 -8.27 .13 54664 -65.54 .41 -8.20 .13 54665 -65.63 .41 -7.95 .13 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54659 0.156 0.088 -0.369 0.340 54660 0.156 0.095 -0.398 0.340 54661 0.165 0.095 -0.407 0.340 54662 0.188 0.115 -0.430 0.340 54663 0.208 0.163 -0.440 0.130 54664 0.217 0.163 -0.431 0.130 54665 0.216 0.163 -0.422 0.130 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.