********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 2 October 2008 Vol. XXI No. 040 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 26 54735 .27304 .00009 .23439 .00009 -.485360 .000012 8 9 27 54736 .27135 .00009 .23107 .00009 -.486612 .000009 8 9 28 54737 .26980 .00009 .22795 .00010 -.487986 .000008 8 9 29 54738 .26826 .00009 .22532 .00010 -.489422 .000008 8 9 30 54739 .26649 .00009 .22279 .00009 -.490799 .000008 8 10 1 54740 .26457 .00009 .22026 .00009 -.491996 .000008 8 10 2 54741 .26251 .00009 .21768 .00009 -.492960 .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 = .0732 + .1152 cos A - .0288 sin A + .0751 cos C - .1083 sin C y = .3414 - .0149 cos A - .1050 sin A - .1083 cos C - .0751 sin C UT1-UTC = -.5359 - .00086 (MJD - 54749) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54741)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54741)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54742) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54741)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54741)**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 10 3 54742 0.2603 0.2150 -0.49366 2008 10 4 54743 0.2580 0.2122 -0.49415 2008 10 5 54744 0.2557 0.2093 -0.49453 2008 10 6 54745 0.2533 0.2065 -0.49487 2008 10 7 54746 0.2509 0.2037 -0.49525 2008 10 8 54747 0.2485 0.2009 -0.49575 2008 10 9 54748 0.2460 0.1982 -0.49642 2008 10 10 54749 0.2435 0.1955 -0.49731 2008 10 11 54750 0.2409 0.1928 -0.49843 2008 10 12 54751 0.2383 0.1902 -0.49977 2008 10 13 54752 0.2356 0.1877 -0.50127 2008 10 14 54753 0.2328 0.1851 -0.50284 2008 10 15 54754 0.2300 0.1826 -0.50438 2008 10 16 54755 0.2271 0.1801 -0.50576 2008 10 17 54756 0.2242 0.1776 -0.50689 2008 10 18 54757 0.2213 0.1752 -0.50779 2008 10 19 54758 0.2183 0.1728 -0.50856 2008 10 20 54759 0.2153 0.1705 -0.50935 2008 10 21 54760 0.2123 0.1682 -0.51030 2008 10 22 54761 0.2092 0.1659 -0.51148 2008 10 23 54762 0.2060 0.1637 -0.51291 2008 10 24 54763 0.2029 0.1615 -0.51455 2008 10 25 54764 0.1997 0.1594 -0.51629 2008 10 26 54765 0.1964 0.1574 -0.51804 2008 10 27 54766 0.1931 0.1553 -0.51972 2008 10 28 54767 0.1898 0.1534 -0.52124 2008 10 29 54768 0.1865 0.1514 -0.52256 2008 10 30 54769 0.1831 0.1496 -0.52368 2008 10 31 54770 0.1797 0.1477 -0.52462 2008 11 1 54771 0.1762 0.1460 -0.52543 2008 11 2 54772 0.1728 0.1442 -0.52617 2008 11 3 54773 0.1693 0.1426 -0.52692 2008 11 4 54774 0.1657 0.1409 -0.52775 2008 11 5 54775 0.1622 0.1394 -0.52871 2008 11 6 54776 0.1586 0.1378 -0.52986 2008 11 7 54777 0.1550 0.1364 -0.53120 2008 11 8 54778 0.1514 0.1350 -0.53276 2008 11 9 54779 0.1477 0.1336 -0.53448 2008 11 10 54780 0.1440 0.1323 -0.53631 2008 11 11 54781 0.1404 0.1311 -0.53812 2008 11 12 54782 0.1366 0.1299 -0.53980 2008 11 13 54783 0.1329 0.1288 -0.54125 2008 11 14 54784 0.1292 0.1277 -0.54245 2008 11 15 54785 0.1254 0.1267 -0.54346 2008 11 16 54786 0.1216 0.1257 -0.54442 2008 11 17 54787 0.1178 0.1248 -0.54545 2008 11 18 54788 0.1140 0.1239 -0.54667 2008 11 19 54789 0.1102 0.1232 -0.54811 2008 11 20 54790 0.1063 0.1224 -0.54973 2008 11 21 54791 0.1025 0.1217 -0.55146 2008 11 22 54792 0.0986 0.1211 -0.55319 2008 11 23 54793 0.0948 0.1206 -0.55484 2008 11 24 54794 0.0909 0.1201 -0.55635 2008 11 25 54795 0.0870 0.1196 -0.55766 2008 11 26 54796 0.0831 0.1192 -0.55877 2008 11 27 54797 0.0792 0.1189 -0.55970 2008 11 28 54798 0.0753 0.1186 -0.56049 2008 11 29 54799 0.0714 0.1184 -0.56120 2008 11 30 54800 0.0675 0.1183 -0.56190 2008 12 1 54801 0.0636 0.1182 -0.56267 2008 12 2 54802 0.0597 0.1182 -0.56356 2008 12 3 54803 0.0558 0.1182 -0.56460 2008 12 4 54804 0.0519 0.1183 -0.56584 2008 12 5 54805 0.0480 0.1184 -0.56725 2008 12 6 54806 0.0441 0.1186 -0.56882 2008 12 7 54807 0.0402 0.1189 -0.57049 2008 12 8 54808 0.0363 0.1192 -0.57218 2008 12 9 54809 0.0324 0.1196 -0.57378 2008 12 10 54810 0.0285 0.1201 -0.57520 2008 12 11 54811 0.0247 0.1206 -0.57638 2008 12 12 54812 0.0208 0.1211 -0.57734 2008 12 13 54813 0.0170 0.1217 -0.57819 2008 12 14 54814 0.0131 0.1224 -0.57906 2008 12 15 54815 0.0093 0.1231 -0.58008 2008 12 16 54816 0.0055 0.1239 -0.58132 2008 12 17 54817 0.0017 0.1248 -0.58276 2008 12 18 54818 -0.0021 0.1257 -0.58434 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0058 0.1267 -0.58595 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0096 0.1277 -0.58746 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0133 0.1288 -0.58882 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0170 0.1299 -0.58999 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0207 0.1311 -0.59095 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0244 0.1323 -0.59172 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0280 0.1336 -0.59234 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0316 0.1350 -0.59286 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0352 0.1364 -0.59336 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0388 0.1379 -0.59389 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0424 0.1394 -0.59453 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0459 0.1410 -0.59532 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0494 0.1426 -0.59628 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0528 0.1443 0.40258 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0563 0.1460 0.40130 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0597 0.1478 0.39992 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0630 0.1496 0.39852 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0664 0.1515 0.39718 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0697 0.1534 0.39598 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0730 0.1554 0.39499 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0762 0.1575 0.39422 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0794 0.1596 0.39359 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0826 0.1617 0.39299 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0857 0.1639 0.39228 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0888 0.1661 0.39134 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0919 0.1684 0.39015 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0949 0.1707 0.38876 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0979 0.1731 0.38728 2009 1 16 54847 -0.1008 0.1755 0.38584 2009 1 17 54848 -0.1037 0.1780 0.38456 2009 1 18 54849 -0.1066 0.1805 0.38348 2009 1 19 54850 -0.1094 0.1830 0.38258 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1121 0.1856 0.38189 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1149 0.1883 0.38137 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1175 0.1909 0.38095 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1202 0.1936 0.38058 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1228 0.1964 0.38017 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1253 0.1992 0.37967 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1278 0.2020 0.37901 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1302 0.2049 0.37817 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1326 0.2078 0.37713 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1350 0.2108 0.37592 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1373 0.2137 0.37460 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1395 0.2167 0.37324 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1417 0.2198 0.37192 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1439 0.2229 0.37072 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1460 0.2260 0.36970 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1480 0.2291 0.36887 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1500 0.2323 0.36819 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1519 0.2355 0.36756 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1538 0.2388 0.36684 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1556 0.2420 0.36593 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1574 0.2453 0.36475 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1591 0.2487 0.36331 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1607 0.2520 0.36169 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1623 0.2554 0.36004 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1639 0.2588 0.35848 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1654 0.2622 0.35710 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1668 0.2656 0.35596 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1682 0.2691 0.35504 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1695 0.2726 0.35430 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1707 0.2761 0.35369 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1719 0.2796 0.35315 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1731 0.2832 0.35260 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1741 0.2867 0.35197 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1751 0.2903 0.35119 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1761 0.2939 0.35022 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1770 0.2975 0.34905 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1778 0.3011 0.34768 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1786 0.3048 0.34618 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1793 0.3084 0.34460 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1800 0.3121 0.34304 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1806 0.3158 0.34160 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1811 0.3194 0.34033 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1816 0.3231 0.33926 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1820 0.3268 0.33836 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1823 0.3305 0.33753 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1826 0.3342 0.33667 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1828 0.3379 0.33566 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1830 0.3417 0.33440 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1831 0.3454 0.33287 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1831 0.3491 0.33112 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1831 0.3528 0.32926 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1830 0.3565 0.32741 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1829 0.3603 0.32571 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1827 0.3640 0.32421 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1824 0.3677 0.32294 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1821 0.3714 0.32188 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1817 0.3751 0.32098 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1812 0.3788 0.32017 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1807 0.3825 0.31938 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1802 0.3862 0.31854 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1795 0.3899 0.31758 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1788 0.3935 0.31645 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1781 0.3972 0.31513 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1773 0.4008 0.31360 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1764 0.4045 0.31190 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1755 0.4081 0.31010 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1745 0.4117 0.30828 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1734 0.4153 0.30654 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1723 0.4189 0.30496 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1711 0.4224 0.30359 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1699 0.4260 0.30239 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1686 0.4295 0.30130 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1673 0.4330 0.30021 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1659 0.4365 0.29898 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1644 0.4400 0.29752 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1629 0.4434 0.29580 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1613 0.4468 0.29384 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1597 0.4502 0.29171 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1580 0.4536 0.28953 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1563 0.4569 0.28743 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1545 0.4603 0.28550 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1526 0.4636 0.28383 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1507 0.4668 0.28241 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1488 0.4701 0.28124 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1468 0.4733 0.28026 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1447 0.4765 0.27942 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1426 0.4796 0.27864 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1405 0.4827 0.27786 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1383 0.4858 0.27701 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1360 0.4889 0.27607 2009 4 20 54941 -0.1337 0.4919 0.27498 2009 4 21 54942 -0.1314 0.4949 0.27376 2009 4 22 54943 -0.1290 0.4978 0.27243 2009 4 23 54944 -0.1265 0.5007 0.27104 2009 4 24 54945 -0.1240 0.5036 0.26969 2009 4 25 54946 -0.1215 0.5064 0.26848 2009 4 26 54947 -0.1189 0.5092 0.26747 2009 4 27 54948 -0.1163 0.5120 0.26668 2009 4 28 54949 -0.1136 0.5147 0.26605 2009 4 29 54950 -0.1109 0.5174 0.26548 2009 4 30 54951 -0.1081 0.5200 0.26487 2009 5 1 54952 -0.1053 0.5226 0.26413 2009 5 2 54953 -0.1025 0.5252 0.26323 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0996 0.5277 0.26219 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0967 0.5302 0.26108 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0937 0.5326 0.25999 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0908 0.5350 0.25900 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0877 0.5373 0.25819 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0847 0.5396 0.25760 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0815 0.5419 0.25724 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0784 0.5441 0.25707 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0752 0.5462 0.25706 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0720 0.5483 0.25714 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0688 0.5504 0.25723 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0655 0.5524 0.25725 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0622 0.5543 0.25716 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0589 0.5562 0.25695 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0555 0.5581 0.25656 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0522 0.5599 0.25604 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0487 0.5617 0.25543 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0453 0.5634 0.25472 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0418 0.5650 0.25406 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0383 0.5666 0.25352 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0348 0.5682 0.25312 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0313 0.5697 0.25289 2009 5 25 54976 -0.0277 0.5711 0.25281 2009 5 26 54977 -0.0242 0.5725 0.25279 2009 5 27 54978 -0.0206 0.5738 0.25275 2009 5 28 54979 -0.0169 0.5751 0.25258 2009 5 29 54980 -0.0133 0.5763 0.25218 2009 5 30 54981 -0.0097 0.5775 0.25153 2009 5 31 54982 -0.0060 0.5786 0.25073 2009 6 1 54983 -0.0023 0.5797 0.24986 2009 6 2 54984 0.0014 0.5807 0.24910 2009 6 3 54985 0.0051 0.5816 0.24851 2009 6 4 54986 0.0088 0.5825 0.24807 2009 6 5 54987 0.0126 0.5834 0.24777 2009 6 6 54988 0.0163 0.5842 0.24761 2009 6 7 54989 0.0201 0.5849 0.24760 2009 6 8 54990 0.0238 0.5855 0.24775 2009 6 9 54991 0.0276 0.5862 0.24791 2009 6 10 54992 0.0314 0.5867 0.24808 2009 6 11 54993 0.0352 0.5872 0.24821 2009 6 12 54994 0.0389 0.5876 0.24815 2009 6 13 54995 0.0427 0.5880 0.24789 2009 6 14 54996 0.0465 0.5884 0.24746 2009 6 15 54997 0.0503 0.5886 0.24688 2009 6 16 54998 0.0541 0.5888 0.24623 2009 6 17 54999 0.0579 0.5890 0.24557 2009 6 18 55000 0.0617 0.5891 0.24495 2009 6 19 55001 0.0655 0.5891 0.24447 2009 6 20 55002 0.0693 0.5891 0.24421 2009 6 21 55003 0.0731 0.5890 0.24413 2009 6 22 55004 0.0769 0.5889 0.24413 2009 6 23 55005 0.0807 0.5887 0.24411 2009 6 24 55006 0.0844 0.5885 0.24399 2009 6 25 55007 0.0882 0.5882 0.24368 2009 6 26 55008 0.0920 0.5878 0.24317 2009 6 27 55009 0.0957 0.5874 0.24255 2009 6 28 55010 0.0994 0.5869 0.24191 2009 6 29 55011 0.1032 0.5864 0.24137 2009 6 30 55012 0.1069 0.5858 0.24104 2009 7 1 55013 0.1106 0.5852 0.24095 2009 7 2 55014 0.1143 0.5845 0.24110 2009 7 3 55015 0.1179 0.5837 0.24146 2009 7 4 55016 0.1216 0.5829 0.24198 2009 7 5 55017 0.1252 0.5821 0.24256 2009 7 6 55018 0.1288 0.5811 0.24317 2009 7 7 55019 0.1324 0.5802 0.24382 2009 7 8 55020 0.1360 0.5791 0.24438 2009 7 9 55021 0.1396 0.5781 0.24480 2009 7 10 55022 0.1431 0.5769 0.24506 2009 7 11 55023 0.1466 0.5757 0.24512 2009 7 12 55024 0.1501 0.5745 0.24499 2009 7 13 55025 0.1536 0.5732 0.24471 2009 7 14 55026 0.1570 0.5719 0.24436 2009 7 15 55027 0.1605 0.5705 0.24399 2009 7 16 55028 0.1639 0.5690 0.24371 2009 7 17 55029 0.1672 0.5675 0.24363 2009 7 18 55030 0.1706 0.5660 0.24379 2009 7 19 55031 0.1739 0.5644 0.24416 2009 7 20 55032 0.1771 0.5627 0.24463 2009 7 21 55033 0.1804 0.5610 0.24505 2009 7 22 55034 0.1836 0.5593 0.24525 2009 7 23 55035 0.1868 0.5575 0.24518 2009 7 24 55036 0.1899 0.5556 0.24493 2009 7 25 55037 0.1930 0.5537 0.24456 2009 7 26 55038 0.1961 0.5518 0.24415 2009 7 27 55039 0.1992 0.5498 0.24384 2009 7 28 55040 0.2022 0.5478 0.24372 2009 7 29 55041 0.2052 0.5457 0.24385 2009 7 30 55042 0.2081 0.5436 0.24423 2009 7 31 55043 0.2110 0.5414 0.24479 2009 8 1 55044 0.2139 0.5392 0.24541 2009 8 2 55045 0.2167 0.5370 0.24617 2009 8 3 55046 0.2195 0.5347 0.24700 2009 8 4 55047 0.2222 0.5323 0.24775 2009 8 5 55048 0.2249 0.5299 0.24838 2009 8 6 55049 0.2275 0.5275 0.24887 2009 8 7 55050 0.2302 0.5251 0.24920 2009 8 8 55051 0.2327 0.5226 0.24937 2009 8 9 55052 0.2353 0.5200 0.24941 2009 8 10 55053 0.2377 0.5175 0.24939 2009 8 11 55054 0.2402 0.5148 0.24942 2009 8 12 55055 0.2426 0.5122 0.24951 2009 8 13 55056 0.2449 0.5095 0.24969 2009 8 14 55057 0.2472 0.5068 0.24995 2009 8 15 55058 0.2494 0.5040 0.25027 2009 8 16 55059 0.2516 0.5013 0.25058 2009 8 17 55060 0.2538 0.4984 0.25074 2009 8 18 55061 0.2559 0.4956 0.25066 2009 8 19 55062 0.2579 0.4927 0.25028 2009 8 20 55063 0.2599 0.4898 0.24962 2009 8 21 55064 0.2619 0.4868 0.24871 2009 8 22 55065 0.2638 0.4839 0.24773 2009 8 23 55066 0.2657 0.4809 0.24680 2009 8 24 55067 0.2674 0.4778 0.24602 2009 8 25 55068 0.2692 0.4748 0.24546 2009 8 26 55069 0.2709 0.4717 0.24509 2009 8 27 55070 0.2725 0.4686 0.24488 2009 8 28 55071 0.2741 0.4655 0.24480 2009 8 29 55072 0.2757 0.4623 0.24480 2009 8 30 55073 0.2771 0.4591 0.24484 2009 8 31 55074 0.2786 0.4559 0.24488 2009 9 1 55075 0.2799 0.4527 0.24484 2009 9 2 55076 0.2812 0.4494 0.24468 2009 9 3 55077 0.2825 0.4462 0.24440 2009 9 4 55078 0.2837 0.4429 0.24396 2009 9 5 55079 0.2849 0.4396 0.24345 2009 9 6 55080 0.2859 0.4363 0.24298 2009 9 7 55081 0.2870 0.4329 0.24255 2009 9 8 55082 0.2880 0.4296 0.24223 2009 9 9 55083 0.2889 0.4262 0.24202 2009 9 10 55084 0.2898 0.4229 0.24195 2009 9 11 55085 0.2906 0.4195 0.24200 2009 9 12 55086 0.2913 0.4161 0.24213 2009 9 13 55087 0.2920 0.4127 0.24229 2009 9 14 55088 0.2927 0.4092 0.24243 2009 9 15 55089 0.2932 0.4058 0.24240 2009 9 16 55090 0.2938 0.4024 0.24210 2009 9 17 55091 0.2942 0.3989 0.24148 2009 9 18 55092 0.2946 0.3954 0.24067 2009 9 19 55093 0.2950 0.3920 0.23980 2009 9 20 55094 0.2953 0.3885 0.23898 2009 9 21 55095 0.2955 0.3850 0.23831 2009 9 22 55096 0.2957 0.3816 0.23788 2009 9 23 55097 0.2958 0.3781 0.23773 2009 9 24 55098 0.2959 0.3746 0.23779 2009 9 25 55099 0.2959 0.3711 0.23790 2009 9 26 55100 0.2958 0.3677 0.23796 2009 9 27 55101 0.2957 0.3642 0.23795 2009 9 28 55102 0.2955 0.3607 0.23786 2009 9 29 55103 0.2953 0.3572 0.23767 2009 9 30 55104 0.2950 0.3538 0.23725 2009 10 1 55105 0.2947 0.3503 0.23659 2009 10 2 55106 0.2943 0.3468 0.23572 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) 54726 -70.19 .74 -7.25 .14 54727 -70.59 .74 -7.25 .14 54728 -70.92 .74 -7.29 .14 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54726 0.066 0.294 -0.404 0.140 54727 0.009 0.294 -0.416 0.140 54728 -0.056 0.294 -0.411 0.140 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.