********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 18 September 2008 Vol. XXI No. 038 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ********************************************************************** * A positive leap second will be introduced in UTC on * * 31 December 2008. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 9 12 54721 .29580 .00009 .28076 .00009 -.470492 .000010 8 9 13 54722 .29451 .00009 .27772 .00009 -.471411 .000011 8 9 14 54723 .29287 .00009 .27456 .00009 -.472633 .000012 8 9 15 54724 .29150 .00009 .27129 .00009 -.474100 .000016 8 9 16 54725 .29046 .00009 .26817 .00009 -.475708 .000016 8 9 17 54726 .28936 .00009 .26505 .00009 -.477299 .000048 8 9 18 54727 .28792 .00009 .26157 .00009 -.478705 .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 = .0771 + .1201 cos A - .0082 sin A + .0899 cos C - .0857 sin C y = .3446 + .0045 cos A - .1079 sin A - .0857 cos C - .0899 sin C UT1-UTC = -.5271 - .00085 (MJD - 54735) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54727)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54727)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54728) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54727)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54727)**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 9 19 54728 0.2865 0.2582 -0.47980 2008 9 20 54729 0.2849 0.2546 -0.48061 2008 9 21 54730 0.2833 0.2511 -0.48121 2008 9 22 54731 0.2816 0.2476 -0.48172 2008 9 23 54732 0.2799 0.2442 -0.48223 2008 9 24 54733 0.2781 0.2408 -0.48283 2008 9 25 54734 0.2762 0.2375 -0.48361 2008 9 26 54735 0.2743 0.2343 -0.48462 2008 9 27 54736 0.2723 0.2310 -0.48582 2008 9 28 54737 0.2702 0.2278 -0.48719 2008 9 29 54738 0.2681 0.2246 -0.48862 2008 9 30 54739 0.2660 0.2215 -0.48999 2008 10 1 54740 0.2637 0.2184 -0.49126 2008 10 2 54741 0.2615 0.2153 -0.49239 2008 10 3 54742 0.2592 0.2122 -0.49335 2008 10 4 54743 0.2568 0.2092 -0.49414 2008 10 5 54744 0.2544 0.2063 -0.49481 2008 10 6 54745 0.2519 0.2033 -0.49544 2008 10 7 54746 0.2494 0.2004 -0.49609 2008 10 8 54747 0.2468 0.1976 -0.49685 2008 10 9 54748 0.2442 0.1947 -0.49779 2008 10 10 54749 0.2415 0.1919 -0.49893 2008 10 11 54750 0.2388 0.1892 -0.50031 2008 10 12 54751 0.2361 0.1865 -0.50191 2008 10 13 54752 0.2333 0.1838 -0.50366 2008 10 14 54753 0.2304 0.1812 -0.50546 2008 10 15 54754 0.2275 0.1786 -0.50718 2008 10 16 54755 0.2246 0.1761 -0.50870 2008 10 17 54756 0.2216 0.1736 -0.50996 2008 10 18 54757 0.2186 0.1711 -0.51099 2008 10 19 54758 0.2156 0.1687 -0.51188 2008 10 20 54759 0.2125 0.1664 -0.51278 2008 10 21 54760 0.2094 0.1641 -0.51379 2008 10 22 54761 0.2062 0.1618 -0.51501 2008 10 23 54762 0.2030 0.1596 -0.51645 2008 10 24 54763 0.1998 0.1574 -0.51808 2008 10 25 54764 0.1965 0.1553 -0.51983 2008 10 26 54765 0.1932 0.1532 -0.52161 2008 10 27 54766 0.1898 0.1512 -0.52332 2008 10 28 54767 0.1864 0.1492 -0.52490 2008 10 29 54768 0.1830 0.1473 -0.52630 2008 10 30 54769 0.1796 0.1454 -0.52749 2008 10 31 54770 0.1761 0.1436 -0.52852 2008 11 1 54771 0.1726 0.1419 -0.52941 2008 11 2 54772 0.1691 0.1401 -0.53024 2008 11 3 54773 0.1655 0.1385 -0.53107 2008 11 4 54774 0.1620 0.1369 -0.53199 2008 11 5 54775 0.1584 0.1353 -0.53304 2008 11 6 54776 0.1547 0.1338 -0.53429 2008 11 7 54777 0.1511 0.1324 -0.53574 2008 11 8 54778 0.1474 0.1310 -0.53741 2008 11 9 54779 0.1437 0.1297 -0.53926 2008 11 10 54780 0.1400 0.1284 -0.54121 2008 11 11 54781 0.1362 0.1272 -0.54315 2008 11 12 54782 0.1324 0.1260 -0.54495 2008 11 13 54783 0.1287 0.1249 -0.54651 2008 11 14 54784 0.1249 0.1238 -0.54783 2008 11 15 54785 0.1210 0.1228 -0.54894 2008 11 16 54786 0.1172 0.1219 -0.54999 2008 11 17 54787 0.1134 0.1210 -0.55110 2008 11 18 54788 0.1095 0.1202 -0.55238 2008 11 19 54789 0.1056 0.1194 -0.55388 2008 11 20 54790 0.1018 0.1187 -0.55555 2008 11 21 54791 0.0979 0.1181 -0.55731 2008 11 22 54792 0.0940 0.1175 -0.55908 2008 11 23 54793 0.0900 0.1170 -0.56077 2008 11 24 54794 0.0861 0.1165 -0.56231 2008 11 25 54795 0.0822 0.1161 -0.56365 2008 11 26 54796 0.0783 0.1157 -0.56478 2008 11 27 54797 0.0743 0.1155 -0.56572 2008 11 28 54798 0.0704 0.1152 -0.56650 2008 11 29 54799 0.0664 0.1150 -0.56719 2008 11 30 54800 0.0625 0.1149 -0.56787 2008 12 1 54801 0.0585 0.1149 -0.56861 2008 12 2 54802 0.0546 0.1149 -0.56946 2008 12 3 54803 0.0507 0.1150 -0.57048 2008 12 4 54804 0.0467 0.1151 -0.57168 2008 12 5 54805 0.0428 0.1153 -0.57307 2008 12 6 54806 0.0388 0.1155 -0.57461 2008 12 7 54807 0.0349 0.1158 -0.57625 2008 12 8 54808 0.0310 0.1162 -0.57791 2008 12 9 54809 0.0271 0.1166 -0.57948 2008 12 10 54810 0.0232 0.1171 -0.58086 2008 12 11 54811 0.0193 0.1176 -0.58201 2008 12 12 54812 0.0154 0.1182 -0.58293 2008 12 13 54813 0.0115 0.1189 -0.58373 2008 12 14 54814 0.0076 0.1196 -0.58455 2008 12 15 54815 0.0038 0.1204 -0.58551 2008 12 16 54816 -0.0000 0.1212 -0.58668 2008 12 17 54817 -0.0039 0.1221 -0.58806 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0077 0.1230 -0.58956 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0115 0.1241 -0.59107 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0152 0.1251 -0.59249 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0190 0.1262 -0.59374 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0227 0.1274 -0.59479 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0264 0.1287 -0.59562 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0301 0.1299 -0.59625 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0338 0.1313 -0.59673 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0374 0.1327 -0.59709 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0410 0.1342 -0.59743 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0446 0.1357 -0.59780 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0482 0.1372 -0.59827 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0517 0.1389 -0.59889 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0552 0.1405 -0.59969 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0587 0.1423 0.39936 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0621 0.1441 0.39825 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0655 0.1459 0.39705 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0689 0.1478 0.39583 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0723 0.1497 0.39459 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0756 0.1517 0.39349 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0789 0.1538 0.39259 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0821 0.1559 0.39189 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0853 0.1580 0.39132 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0885 0.1602 0.39078 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0917 0.1624 0.39011 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0948 0.1647 0.38922 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0978 0.1671 0.38807 2009 1 14 54845 -0.1008 0.1694 0.38672 2009 1 15 54846 -0.1038 0.1719 0.38528 2009 1 16 54847 -0.1068 0.1743 0.38388 2009 1 17 54848 -0.1097 0.1768 0.38263 2009 1 18 54849 -0.1125 0.1794 0.38158 2009 1 19 54850 -0.1153 0.1820 0.38075 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1181 0.1847 0.38013 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1208 0.1873 0.37968 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1235 0.1901 0.37934 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1261 0.1928 0.37903 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1287 0.1957 0.37870 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1312 0.1985 0.37827 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1337 0.2014 0.37768 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1361 0.2043 0.37691 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1385 0.2073 0.37594 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1409 0.2103 0.37480 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1431 0.2133 0.37354 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1454 0.2164 0.37224 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1476 0.2195 0.37098 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1497 0.2227 0.36984 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1518 0.2258 0.36888 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1538 0.2290 0.36810 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1558 0.2323 0.36747 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1577 0.2355 0.36689 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1595 0.2388 0.36622 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1613 0.2421 0.36536 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1631 0.2455 0.36421 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1648 0.2489 0.36281 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1664 0.2523 0.36123 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1680 0.2557 0.35960 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1695 0.2592 0.35806 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1710 0.2626 0.35671 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1724 0.2661 0.35558 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1737 0.2697 0.35467 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1750 0.2732 0.35395 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1762 0.2768 0.35335 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1774 0.2803 0.35282 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1785 0.2839 0.35227 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1796 0.2876 0.35164 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1805 0.2912 0.35087 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1815 0.2948 0.34991 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1823 0.2985 0.34875 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1831 0.3022 0.34739 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1839 0.3059 0.34589 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1846 0.3096 0.34432 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1852 0.3133 0.34278 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1857 0.3170 0.34134 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1862 0.3207 0.34008 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1867 0.3245 0.33902 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1870 0.3282 0.33813 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1874 0.3320 0.33731 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1876 0.3357 0.33647 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1878 0.3395 0.33546 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1879 0.3432 0.33421 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1880 0.3470 0.33269 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1880 0.3508 0.33095 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1879 0.3545 0.32909 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1878 0.3583 0.32725 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1876 0.3621 0.32554 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1874 0.3658 0.32404 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1871 0.3696 0.32276 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1867 0.3734 0.32169 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1862 0.3771 0.32078 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1858 0.3809 0.31994 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1852 0.3846 0.31912 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1846 0.3883 0.31824 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1839 0.3921 0.31723 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1832 0.3958 0.31605 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1824 0.3995 0.31467 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1815 0.4032 0.31308 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1806 0.4068 0.31133 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1796 0.4105 0.30950 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1785 0.4141 0.30768 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1774 0.4178 0.30599 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1763 0.4214 0.30451 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1751 0.4250 0.30331 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1738 0.4286 0.30236 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1725 0.4321 0.30158 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1711 0.4357 0.30085 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1696 0.4392 0.30004 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1681 0.4427 0.29905 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1665 0.4462 0.29783 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1649 0.4496 0.29639 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1632 0.4531 0.29483 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1615 0.4565 0.29326 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1597 0.4599 0.29180 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1579 0.4632 0.29055 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1560 0.4665 0.28958 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1540 0.4698 0.28887 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1520 0.4731 0.28838 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1500 0.4763 0.28803 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1479 0.4796 0.28775 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1457 0.4827 0.28745 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1435 0.4859 0.28707 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1412 0.4890 0.28655 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1389 0.4921 0.28586 2009 4 20 54941 -0.1366 0.4951 0.28499 2009 4 21 54942 -0.1341 0.4981 0.28397 2009 4 22 54943 -0.1317 0.5011 0.28283 2009 4 23 54944 -0.1292 0.5040 0.28166 2009 4 24 54945 -0.1266 0.5069 0.28053 2009 4 25 54946 -0.1240 0.5098 0.27953 2009 4 26 54947 -0.1214 0.5126 0.27870 2009 4 27 54948 -0.1187 0.5154 0.27804 2009 4 28 54949 -0.1160 0.5181 0.27752 2009 4 29 54950 -0.1132 0.5208 0.27704 2009 4 30 54951 -0.1104 0.5235 0.27651 2009 5 1 54952 -0.1076 0.5261 0.27580 2009 5 2 54953 -0.1047 0.5287 0.27484 2009 5 3 54954 -0.1017 0.5312 0.27366 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0987 0.5337 0.27232 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0957 0.5361 0.27097 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0927 0.5385 0.26970 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0896 0.5409 0.26855 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0865 0.5432 0.26751 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0833 0.5454 0.26663 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0801 0.5476 0.26595 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0769 0.5498 0.26548 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0736 0.5519 0.26508 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0703 0.5540 0.26473 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0670 0.5560 0.26438 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0636 0.5579 0.26387 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0603 0.5599 0.26317 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0568 0.5617 0.26228 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0534 0.5635 0.26121 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0499 0.5653 0.26002 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0464 0.5670 0.25878 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0429 0.5686 0.25752 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0394 0.5702 0.25635 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0358 0.5718 0.25541 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0322 0.5733 0.25468 2009 5 25 54976 -0.0286 0.5747 0.25409 2009 5 26 54977 -0.0250 0.5761 0.25356 2009 5 27 54978 -0.0213 0.5774 0.25304 2009 5 28 54979 -0.0176 0.5787 0.25240 2009 5 29 54980 -0.0140 0.5799 0.25160 2009 5 30 54981 -0.0102 0.5811 0.25066 2009 5 31 54982 -0.0065 0.5822 0.24964 2009 6 1 54983 -0.0028 0.5833 0.24865 2009 6 2 54984 0.0010 0.5843 0.24777 2009 6 3 54985 0.0047 0.5852 0.24708 2009 6 4 54986 0.0085 0.5861 0.24661 2009 6 5 54987 0.0123 0.5869 0.24637 2009 6 6 54988 0.0161 0.5877 0.24632 2009 6 7 54989 0.0199 0.5884 0.24640 2009 6 8 54990 0.0237 0.5890 0.24658 2009 6 9 54991 0.0275 0.5896 0.24685 2009 6 10 54992 0.0314 0.5902 0.24710 2009 6 11 54993 0.0352 0.5906 0.24725 2009 6 12 54994 0.0390 0.5911 0.24726 2009 6 13 54995 0.0429 0.5914 0.24709 2009 6 14 54996 0.0467 0.5917 0.24670 2009 6 15 54997 0.0506 0.5920 0.24613 2009 6 16 54998 0.0544 0.5922 0.24545 2009 6 17 54999 0.0583 0.5923 0.24470 2009 6 18 55000 0.0621 0.5924 0.24400 2009 6 19 55001 0.0660 0.5924 0.24349 2009 6 20 55002 0.0698 0.5924 0.24323 2009 6 21 55003 0.0736 0.5923 0.24325 2009 6 22 55004 0.0775 0.5921 0.24347 2009 6 23 55005 0.0813 0.5919 0.24373 2009 6 24 55006 0.0851 0.5916 0.24386 2009 6 25 55007 0.0889 0.5913 0.24377 2009 6 26 55008 0.0927 0.5909 0.24353 2009 6 27 55009 0.0965 0.5904 0.24313 2009 6 28 55010 0.1003 0.5899 0.24265 2009 6 29 55011 0.1040 0.5894 0.24219 2009 6 30 55012 0.1078 0.5888 0.24187 2009 7 1 55013 0.1115 0.5881 0.24178 2009 7 2 55014 0.1153 0.5874 0.24196 2009 7 3 55015 0.1190 0.5866 0.24234 2009 7 4 55016 0.1227 0.5857 0.24285 2009 7 5 55017 0.1263 0.5848 0.24355 2009 7 6 55018 0.1300 0.5839 0.24441 2009 7 7 55019 0.1336 0.5829 0.24524 2009 7 8 55020 0.1372 0.5818 0.24599 2009 7 9 55021 0.1408 0.5807 0.24665 2009 7 10 55022 0.1444 0.5795 0.24717 2009 7 11 55023 0.1480 0.5783 0.24752 2009 7 12 55024 0.1515 0.5770 0.24772 2009 7 13 55025 0.1550 0.5757 0.24783 2009 7 14 55026 0.1585 0.5743 0.24794 2009 7 15 55027 0.1619 0.5728 0.24806 2009 7 16 55028 0.1653 0.5713 0.24824 2009 7 17 55029 0.1687 0.5698 0.24851 2009 7 18 55030 0.1721 0.5682 0.24888 2009 7 19 55031 0.1754 0.5666 0.24932 2009 7 20 55032 0.1787 0.5649 0.24970 2009 7 21 55033 0.1820 0.5631 0.24994 2009 7 22 55034 0.1853 0.5613 0.24993 2009 7 23 55035 0.1885 0.5595 0.24966 2009 7 24 55036 0.1917 0.5576 0.24914 2009 7 25 55037 0.1948 0.5556 0.24849 2009 7 26 55038 0.1979 0.5536 0.24784 2009 7 27 55039 0.2010 0.5516 0.24730 2009 7 28 55040 0.2040 0.5495 0.24694 2009 7 29 55041 0.2070 0.5474 0.24679 2009 7 30 55042 0.2100 0.5452 0.24682 2009 7 31 55043 0.2129 0.5430 0.24702 2009 8 1 55044 0.2158 0.5407 0.24735 2009 8 2 55045 0.2186 0.5384 0.24779 2009 8 3 55046 0.2214 0.5361 0.24828 2009 8 4 55047 0.2241 0.5337 0.24874 2009 8 5 55048 0.2269 0.5313 0.24911 2009 8 6 55049 0.2295 0.5288 0.24937 2009 8 7 55050 0.2322 0.5263 0.24947 2009 8 8 55051 0.2347 0.5237 0.24949 2009 8 9 55052 0.2373 0.5211 0.24950 2009 8 10 55053 0.2398 0.5185 0.24951 2009 8 11 55054 0.2422 0.5158 0.24958 2009 8 12 55055 0.2446 0.5131 0.24972 2009 8 13 55056 0.2470 0.5104 0.24998 2009 8 14 55057 0.2493 0.5076 0.25038 2009 8 15 55058 0.2515 0.5048 0.25090 2009 8 16 55059 0.2537 0.5019 0.25153 2009 8 17 55060 0.2559 0.4991 0.25223 2009 8 18 55061 0.2580 0.4961 0.25281 2009 8 19 55062 0.2601 0.4932 0.25312 2009 8 20 55063 0.2621 0.4902 0.25310 2009 8 21 55064 0.2640 0.4872 0.25282 2009 8 22 55065 0.2659 0.4842 0.25242 2009 8 23 55066 0.2678 0.4811 0.25201 2009 8 24 55067 0.2696 0.4780 0.25172 2009 8 25 55068 0.2713 0.4749 0.25166 2009 8 26 55069 0.2730 0.4718 0.25190 2009 8 27 55070 0.2747 0.4686 0.25238 2009 8 28 55071 0.2762 0.4654 0.25295 2009 8 29 55072 0.2778 0.4622 0.25351 2009 8 30 55073 0.2793 0.4589 0.25405 2009 8 31 55074 0.2807 0.4557 0.25454 2009 9 1 55075 0.2820 0.4524 0.25495 2009 9 2 55076 0.2833 0.4491 0.25514 2009 9 3 55077 0.2846 0.4457 0.25507 2009 9 4 55078 0.2858 0.4424 0.25477 2009 9 5 55079 0.2869 0.4390 0.25431 2009 9 6 55080 0.2880 0.4356 0.25377 2009 9 7 55081 0.2890 0.4322 0.25328 2009 9 8 55082 0.2900 0.4288 0.25287 2009 9 9 55083 0.2909 0.4254 0.25261 2009 9 10 55084 0.2918 0.4219 0.25250 2009 9 11 55085 0.2926 0.4185 0.25251 2009 9 12 55086 0.2933 0.4150 0.25263 2009 9 13 55087 0.2940 0.4115 0.25274 2009 9 14 55088 0.2946 0.4081 0.25279 2009 9 15 55089 0.2952 0.4046 0.25263 2009 9 16 55090 0.2957 0.4010 0.25216 2009 9 17 55091 0.2961 0.3975 0.25138 2009 9 18 55092 0.2965 0.3940 0.25037 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) 54708 -69.44 .14 -7.74 .26 54709 -69.38 .14 -7.54 .26 54710 -69.44 .11 -7.41 .19 54711 -69.79 .74 -7.39 .34 54712 -70.39 .74 -7.47 .34 54713 -70.98 .74 -7.59 .34 54714 -71.25 .74 -7.66 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54708 0.063 0.056 -0.451 0.260 54709 0.048 0.056 -0.430 0.260 54710 0.036 0.044 -0.417 0.190 54711 0.027 0.294 -0.402 0.340 54712 0.020 0.294 -0.381 0.340 54713 0.007 0.294 -0.372 0.340 54714 -0.005 0.294 -0.399 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.