********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 23 October 2008 Vol. XXI No. 043 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.5 seconds beginning 07 August 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 10 17 54756 .22441 .00009 .18023 .00009 -.507131 .000012 8 10 18 54757 .22166 .00009 .17779 .00009 -.508155 .000011 8 10 19 54758 .21892 .00009 .17518 .00009 -.509062 .000011 8 10 20 54759 .21625 .00009 .17273 .00009 -.510032 .000010 8 10 21 54760 .21373 .00009 .17056 .00009 -.511112 .000009 8 10 22 54761 .21127 .00009 .16867 .00009 -.512347 .000009 8 10 23 54762 .20848 .00009 .16684 .00009 -.513796 .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 = .0671 + .0990 cos A - .0553 sin A + .0446 cos C - .1363 sin C y = .3418 - .0409 cos A - .0930 sin A - .1363 cos C - .0446 sin C UT1-UTC = -.5509 - .00088 (MJD - 54770) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54762)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54762)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54763) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54762)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54762)**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 24 54763 0.2056 0.1650 -0.51543 2008 10 25 54764 0.2025 0.1630 -0.51714 2008 10 26 54765 0.1992 0.1610 -0.51884 2008 10 27 54766 0.1960 0.1590 -0.52043 2008 10 28 54767 0.1927 0.1571 -0.52185 2008 10 29 54768 0.1895 0.1551 -0.52306 2008 10 30 54769 0.1861 0.1533 -0.52402 2008 10 31 54770 0.1828 0.1514 -0.52480 2008 11 1 54771 0.1794 0.1497 -0.52544 2008 11 2 54772 0.1760 0.1479 -0.52605 2008 11 3 54773 0.1725 0.1462 -0.52671 2008 11 4 54774 0.1690 0.1446 -0.52749 2008 11 5 54775 0.1655 0.1430 -0.52844 2008 11 6 54776 0.1620 0.1415 -0.52959 2008 11 7 54777 0.1585 0.1400 -0.53095 2008 11 8 54778 0.1549 0.1386 -0.53250 2008 11 9 54779 0.1513 0.1372 -0.53418 2008 11 10 54780 0.1477 0.1359 -0.53591 2008 11 11 54781 0.1440 0.1346 -0.53760 2008 11 12 54782 0.1403 0.1334 -0.53912 2008 11 13 54783 0.1367 0.1323 -0.54039 2008 11 14 54784 0.1330 0.1312 -0.54140 2008 11 15 54785 0.1292 0.1302 -0.54222 2008 11 16 54786 0.1255 0.1292 -0.54299 2008 11 17 54787 0.1217 0.1282 -0.54383 2008 11 18 54788 0.1180 0.1274 -0.54484 2008 11 19 54789 0.1142 0.1266 -0.54606 2008 11 20 54790 0.1104 0.1258 -0.54748 2008 11 21 54791 0.1066 0.1251 -0.54903 2008 11 22 54792 0.1028 0.1245 -0.55060 2008 11 23 54793 0.0990 0.1239 -0.55212 2008 11 24 54794 0.0951 0.1234 -0.55351 2008 11 25 54795 0.0913 0.1229 -0.55472 2008 11 26 54796 0.0874 0.1225 -0.55573 2008 11 27 54797 0.0836 0.1221 -0.55656 2008 11 28 54798 0.0797 0.1218 -0.55723 2008 11 29 54799 0.0758 0.1216 -0.55782 2008 11 30 54800 0.0720 0.1214 -0.55839 2008 12 1 54801 0.0681 0.1213 -0.55902 2008 12 2 54802 0.0642 0.1212 -0.55976 2008 12 3 54803 0.0604 0.1212 -0.56066 2008 12 4 54804 0.0565 0.1213 -0.56174 2008 12 5 54805 0.0526 0.1214 -0.56301 2008 12 6 54806 0.0487 0.1216 -0.56443 2008 12 7 54807 0.0449 0.1218 -0.56595 2008 12 8 54808 0.0410 0.1221 -0.56749 2008 12 9 54809 0.0372 0.1225 -0.56894 2008 12 10 54810 0.0333 0.1229 -0.57022 2008 12 11 54811 0.0295 0.1233 -0.57127 2008 12 12 54812 0.0257 0.1239 -0.57212 2008 12 13 54813 0.0218 0.1244 -0.57285 2008 12 14 54814 0.0180 0.1251 -0.57362 2008 12 15 54815 0.0142 0.1258 -0.57454 2008 12 16 54816 0.0105 0.1265 -0.57569 2008 12 17 54817 0.0067 0.1273 -0.57706 2008 12 18 54818 0.0029 0.1282 -0.57858 2008 12 19 54819 -0.0008 0.1291 -0.58014 2008 12 20 54820 -0.0045 0.1301 -0.58162 2008 12 21 54821 -0.0082 0.1311 -0.58295 2008 12 22 54822 -0.0119 0.1322 -0.58409 2008 12 23 54823 -0.0156 0.1334 -0.58501 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0192 0.1346 -0.58575 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0229 0.1358 -0.58633 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0265 0.1372 -0.58682 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0300 0.1385 -0.58728 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0336 0.1400 -0.58778 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0371 0.1414 -0.58839 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0406 0.1430 -0.58916 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0441 0.1445 -0.59012 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0476 0.1462 0.40873 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0510 0.1479 0.40742 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0544 0.1496 0.40600 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0578 0.1514 0.40455 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0611 0.1532 0.40315 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0644 0.1551 0.40188 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0677 0.1571 0.40081 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0709 0.1591 0.39994 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0741 0.1611 0.39921 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0773 0.1632 0.39850 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0804 0.1653 0.39766 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0835 0.1675 0.39660 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0866 0.1697 0.39529 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0896 0.1720 0.39376 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0926 0.1743 0.39214 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0955 0.1767 0.39057 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0984 0.1791 0.38914 2009 1 18 54849 -0.1013 0.1816 0.38792 2009 1 19 54850 -0.1041 0.1841 0.38692 2009 1 20 54851 -0.1069 0.1866 0.38613 2009 1 21 54852 -0.1096 0.1892 0.38551 2009 1 22 54853 -0.1123 0.1918 0.38499 2009 1 23 54854 -0.1149 0.1945 0.38451 2009 1 24 54855 -0.1175 0.1972 0.38399 2009 1 25 54856 -0.1201 0.1999 0.38337 2009 1 26 54857 -0.1226 0.2027 0.38259 2009 1 27 54858 -0.1250 0.2055 0.38162 2009 1 28 54859 -0.1274 0.2084 0.38046 2009 1 29 54860 -0.1298 0.2113 0.37913 2009 1 30 54861 -0.1321 0.2142 0.37768 2009 1 31 54862 -0.1344 0.2172 0.37619 2009 2 1 54863 -0.1366 0.2202 0.37475 2009 2 2 54864 -0.1387 0.2232 0.37343 2009 2 3 54865 -0.1408 0.2263 0.37229 2009 2 4 54866 -0.1429 0.2294 0.37135 2009 2 5 54867 -0.1449 0.2325 0.37056 2009 2 6 54868 -0.1469 0.2357 0.36982 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1488 0.2389 0.36901 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1506 0.2421 0.36801 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1524 0.2453 0.36675 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1541 0.2486 0.36524 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1558 0.2519 0.36354 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1574 0.2552 0.36181 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1590 0.2586 0.36016 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1605 0.2619 0.35871 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1620 0.2653 0.35748 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1634 0.2688 0.35647 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1647 0.2722 0.35565 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1660 0.2757 0.35495 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1672 0.2791 0.35433 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1684 0.2826 0.35369 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1695 0.2861 0.35297 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1705 0.2897 0.35211 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1715 0.2932 0.35106 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1725 0.2968 0.34980 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1733 0.3004 0.34836 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1741 0.3040 0.34677 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1749 0.3076 0.34511 2009 2 28 54890 -0.1756 0.3112 0.34347 2009 3 1 54891 -0.1762 0.3148 0.34194 2009 3 2 54892 -0.1768 0.3184 0.34059 2009 3 3 54893 -0.1773 0.3221 0.33943 2009 3 4 54894 -0.1778 0.3257 0.33845 2009 3 5 54895 -0.1781 0.3294 0.33754 2009 3 6 54896 -0.1785 0.3330 0.33660 2009 3 7 54897 -0.1787 0.3367 0.33551 2009 3 8 54898 -0.1790 0.3404 0.33417 2009 3 9 54899 -0.1791 0.3441 0.33257 2009 3 10 54900 -0.1792 0.3477 0.33075 2009 3 11 54901 -0.1792 0.3514 0.32882 2009 3 12 54902 -0.1792 0.3551 0.32691 2009 3 13 54903 -0.1791 0.3588 0.32514 2009 3 14 54904 -0.1789 0.3625 0.32359 2009 3 15 54905 -0.1787 0.3661 0.32227 2009 3 16 54906 -0.1784 0.3698 0.32116 2009 3 17 54907 -0.1781 0.3735 0.32022 2009 3 18 54908 -0.1777 0.3771 0.31937 2009 3 19 54909 -0.1772 0.3808 0.31854 2009 3 20 54910 -0.1767 0.3844 0.31767 2009 3 21 54911 -0.1761 0.3881 0.31668 2009 3 22 54912 -0.1755 0.3917 0.31553 2009 3 23 54913 -0.1748 0.3953 0.31419 2009 3 24 54914 -0.1740 0.3990 0.31265 2009 3 25 54915 -0.1732 0.4026 0.31095 2009 3 26 54916 -0.1723 0.4061 0.30916 2009 3 27 54917 -0.1714 0.4097 0.30735 2009 3 28 54918 -0.1704 0.4133 0.30564 2009 3 29 54919 -0.1693 0.4168 0.30411 2009 3 30 54920 -0.1682 0.4204 0.30280 2009 3 31 54921 -0.1670 0.4239 0.30168 2009 4 1 54922 -0.1658 0.4274 0.30069 2009 4 2 54923 -0.1645 0.4309 0.29972 2009 4 3 54924 -0.1632 0.4343 0.29863 2009 4 4 54925 -0.1618 0.4378 0.29735 2009 4 5 54926 -0.1603 0.4412 0.29584 2009 4 6 54927 -0.1588 0.4446 0.29412 2009 4 7 54928 -0.1572 0.4479 0.29226 2009 4 8 54929 -0.1556 0.4513 0.29037 2009 4 9 54930 -0.1539 0.4546 0.28858 2009 4 10 54931 -0.1522 0.4579 0.28697 2009 4 11 54932 -0.1504 0.4612 0.28558 2009 4 12 54933 -0.1486 0.4644 0.28442 2009 4 13 54934 -0.1467 0.4677 0.28344 2009 4 14 54935 -0.1447 0.4708 0.28259 2009 4 15 54936 -0.1427 0.4740 0.28178 2009 4 16 54937 -0.1407 0.4771 0.28095 2009 4 17 54938 -0.1386 0.4802 0.28003 2009 4 18 54939 -0.1365 0.4833 0.27896 2009 4 19 54940 -0.1343 0.4863 0.27771 2009 4 20 54941 -0.1320 0.4893 0.27625 2009 4 21 54942 -0.1297 0.4923 0.27460 2009 4 22 54943 -0.1274 0.4953 0.27281 2009 4 23 54944 -0.1250 0.4982 0.27093 2009 4 24 54945 -0.1226 0.5010 0.26907 2009 4 25 54946 -0.1201 0.5038 0.26730 2009 4 26 54947 -0.1176 0.5066 0.26570 2009 4 27 54948 -0.1150 0.5094 0.26426 2009 4 28 54949 -0.1124 0.5121 0.26293 2009 4 29 54950 -0.1097 0.5148 0.26160 2009 4 30 54951 -0.1070 0.5174 0.26017 2009 5 1 54952 -0.1043 0.5200 0.25856 2009 5 2 54953 -0.1015 0.5226 0.25675 2009 5 3 54954 -0.0987 0.5251 0.25477 2009 5 4 54955 -0.0959 0.5275 0.25273 2009 5 5 54956 -0.0930 0.5300 0.25072 2009 5 6 54957 -0.0900 0.5323 0.24885 2009 5 7 54958 -0.0870 0.5347 0.24721 2009 5 8 54959 -0.0840 0.5370 0.24583 2009 5 9 54960 -0.0810 0.5392 0.24475 2009 5 10 54961 -0.0779 0.5414 0.24392 2009 5 11 54962 -0.0748 0.5436 0.24332 2009 5 12 54963 -0.0717 0.5457 0.24288 2009 5 13 54964 -0.0685 0.5477 0.24253 2009 5 14 54965 -0.0653 0.5498 0.24219 2009 5 15 54966 -0.0620 0.5517 0.24180 2009 5 16 54967 -0.0587 0.5536 0.24133 2009 5 17 54968 -0.0554 0.5555 0.24075 2009 5 18 54969 -0.0521 0.5573 0.24006 2009 5 19 54970 -0.0488 0.5591 0.23930 2009 5 20 54971 -0.0454 0.5608 0.23852 2009 5 21 54972 -0.0420 0.5625 0.23778 2009 5 22 54973 -0.0385 0.5641 0.23716 2009 5 23 54974 -0.0351 0.5656 0.23673 2009 5 24 54975 -0.0316 0.5672 0.23649 2009 5 25 54976 -0.0281 0.5686 0.23641 2009 5 26 54977 -0.0246 0.5700 0.23638 2009 5 27 54978 -0.0210 0.5714 0.23628 2009 5 28 54979 -0.0175 0.5727 0.23602 2009 5 29 54980 -0.0139 0.5739 0.23558 2009 5 30 54981 -0.0103 0.5751 0.23496 2009 5 31 54982 -0.0067 0.5762 0.23422 2009 6 1 54983 -0.0030 0.5773 0.23344 2009 6 2 54984 0.0006 0.5784 0.23272 2009 6 3 54985 0.0043 0.5793 0.23217 2009 6 4 54986 0.0080 0.5802 0.23183 2009 6 5 54987 0.0117 0.5811 0.23170 2009 6 6 54988 0.0154 0.5819 0.23174 2009 6 7 54989 0.0191 0.5827 0.23191 2009 6 8 54990 0.0228 0.5834 0.23215 2009 6 9 54991 0.0265 0.5840 0.23245 2009 6 10 54992 0.0302 0.5846 0.23277 2009 6 11 54993 0.0340 0.5851 0.23307 2009 6 12 54994 0.0377 0.5856 0.23330 2009 6 13 54995 0.0415 0.5860 0.23346 2009 6 14 54996 0.0452 0.5864 0.23349 2009 6 15 54997 0.0490 0.5867 0.23342 2009 6 16 54998 0.0527 0.5869 0.23335 2009 6 17 54999 0.0565 0.5871 0.23328 2009 6 18 55000 0.0603 0.5872 0.23326 2009 6 19 55001 0.0640 0.5873 0.23340 2009 6 20 55002 0.0678 0.5873 0.23373 2009 6 21 55003 0.0715 0.5873 0.23424 2009 6 22 55004 0.0753 0.5872 0.23488 2009 6 23 55005 0.0790 0.5870 0.23553 2009 6 24 55006 0.0828 0.5868 0.23607 2009 6 25 55007 0.0865 0.5866 0.23635 2009 6 26 55008 0.0902 0.5862 0.23641 2009 6 27 55009 0.0939 0.5859 0.23629 2009 6 28 55010 0.0976 0.5854 0.23609 2009 6 29 55011 0.1013 0.5850 0.23597 2009 6 30 55012 0.1050 0.5844 0.23605 2009 7 1 55013 0.1087 0.5838 0.23630 2009 7 2 55014 0.1123 0.5832 0.23683 2009 7 3 55015 0.1160 0.5825 0.23757 2009 7 4 55016 0.1196 0.5817 0.23845 2009 7 5 55017 0.1232 0.5809 0.23937 2009 7 6 55018 0.1268 0.5800 0.24029 2009 7 7 55019 0.1304 0.5791 0.24114 2009 7 8 55020 0.1340 0.5781 0.24190 2009 7 9 55021 0.1375 0.5771 0.24253 2009 7 10 55022 0.1410 0.5760 0.24298 2009 7 11 55023 0.1445 0.5749 0.24324 2009 7 12 55024 0.1480 0.5737 0.24333 2009 7 13 55025 0.1514 0.5724 0.24330 2009 7 14 55026 0.1549 0.5711 0.24326 2009 7 15 55027 0.1583 0.5698 0.24327 2009 7 16 55028 0.1616 0.5684 0.24333 2009 7 17 55029 0.1650 0.5670 0.24345 2009 7 18 55030 0.1683 0.5655 0.24367 2009 7 19 55031 0.1716 0.5639 0.24402 2009 7 20 55032 0.1749 0.5623 0.24446 2009 7 21 55033 0.1781 0.5607 0.24479 2009 7 22 55034 0.1813 0.5590 0.24496 2009 7 23 55035 0.1845 0.5572 0.24489 2009 7 24 55036 0.1877 0.5554 0.24451 2009 7 25 55037 0.1908 0.5536 0.24393 2009 7 26 55038 0.1938 0.5517 0.24332 2009 7 27 55039 0.1969 0.5498 0.24279 2009 7 28 55040 0.1999 0.5478 0.24248 2009 7 29 55041 0.2029 0.5458 0.24243 2009 7 30 55042 0.2058 0.5437 0.24256 2009 7 31 55043 0.2087 0.5416 0.24286 2009 8 1 55044 0.2116 0.5395 0.24330 2009 8 2 55045 0.2144 0.5373 0.24378 2009 8 3 55046 0.2172 0.5350 0.24417 2009 8 4 55047 0.2199 0.5328 0.24443 2009 8 5 55048 0.2226 0.5305 0.24457 2009 8 6 55049 0.2253 0.5281 0.24457 2009 8 7 55050 0.2279 0.5257 0.24443 2009 8 8 55051 0.2305 0.5233 0.24422 2009 8 9 55052 0.2330 0.5208 0.24393 2009 8 10 55053 0.2355 0.5183 0.24365 2009 8 11 55054 0.2380 0.5157 0.24341 2009 8 12 55055 0.2404 0.5131 0.24330 2009 8 13 55056 0.2427 0.5105 0.24332 2009 8 14 55057 0.2450 0.5078 0.24349 2009 8 15 55058 0.2473 0.5052 0.24378 2009 8 16 55059 0.2495 0.5024 0.24409 2009 8 17 55060 0.2517 0.4997 0.24433 2009 8 18 55061 0.2538 0.4969 0.24445 2009 8 19 55062 0.2559 0.4941 0.24432 2009 8 20 55063 0.2579 0.4912 0.24388 2009 8 21 55064 0.2599 0.4883 0.24320 2009 8 22 55065 0.2618 0.4854 0.24237 2009 8 23 55066 0.2637 0.4825 0.24152 2009 8 24 55067 0.2655 0.4795 0.24078 2009 8 25 55068 0.2673 0.4765 0.24022 2009 8 26 55069 0.2690 0.4735 0.23985 2009 8 27 55070 0.2706 0.4704 0.23967 2009 8 28 55071 0.2723 0.4673 0.23967 2009 8 29 55072 0.2738 0.4642 0.23978 2009 8 30 55073 0.2753 0.4611 0.23995 2009 8 31 55074 0.2768 0.4580 0.24010 2009 9 1 55075 0.2782 0.4548 0.24015 2009 9 2 55076 0.2795 0.4516 0.24001 2009 9 3 55077 0.2808 0.4484 0.23969 2009 9 4 55078 0.2821 0.4452 0.23928 2009 9 5 55079 0.2833 0.4420 0.23876 2009 9 6 55080 0.2844 0.4387 0.23814 2009 9 7 55081 0.2855 0.4354 0.23750 2009 9 8 55082 0.2865 0.4321 0.23690 2009 9 9 55083 0.2875 0.4288 0.23643 2009 9 10 55084 0.2884 0.4255 0.23614 2009 9 11 55085 0.2892 0.4222 0.23599 2009 9 12 55086 0.2900 0.4188 0.23588 2009 9 13 55087 0.2908 0.4155 0.23584 2009 9 14 55088 0.2914 0.4121 0.23577 2009 9 15 55089 0.2921 0.4087 0.23547 2009 9 16 55090 0.2926 0.4053 0.23491 2009 9 17 55091 0.2931 0.4019 0.23411 2009 9 18 55092 0.2936 0.3985 0.23316 2009 9 19 55093 0.2940 0.3951 0.23215 2009 9 20 55094 0.2943 0.3917 0.23121 2009 9 21 55095 0.2946 0.3883 0.23048 2009 9 22 55096 0.2949 0.3849 0.23002 2009 9 23 55097 0.2950 0.3815 0.22976 2009 9 24 55098 0.2951 0.3780 0.22961 2009 9 25 55099 0.2952 0.3746 0.22949 2009 9 26 55100 0.2952 0.3712 0.22931 2009 9 27 55101 0.2951 0.3677 0.22901 2009 9 28 55102 0.2950 0.3643 0.22849 2009 9 29 55103 0.2949 0.3609 0.22775 2009 9 30 55104 0.2946 0.3575 0.22681 2009 10 1 55105 0.2944 0.3541 0.22569 2009 10 2 55106 0.2940 0.3506 0.22443 2009 10 3 55107 0.2936 0.3472 0.22311 2009 10 4 55108 0.2932 0.3438 0.22177 2009 10 5 55109 0.2927 0.3405 0.22047 2009 10 6 55110 0.2921 0.3371 0.21926 2009 10 7 55111 0.2915 0.3337 0.21817 2009 10 8 55112 0.2908 0.3303 0.21720 2009 10 9 55113 0.2901 0.3270 0.21633 2009 10 10 55114 0.2893 0.3236 0.21551 2009 10 11 55115 0.2885 0.3203 0.21466 2009 10 12 55116 0.2876 0.3170 0.21371 2009 10 13 55117 0.2866 0.3137 0.21256 2009 10 14 55118 0.2856 0.3104 0.21124 2009 10 15 55119 0.2846 0.3071 0.20977 2009 10 16 55120 0.2835 0.3039 0.20825 2009 10 17 55121 0.2823 0.3006 0.20683 2009 10 18 55122 0.2811 0.2974 0.20568 2009 10 19 55123 0.2798 0.2942 0.20481 2009 10 20 55124 0.2785 0.2910 0.20420 2009 10 21 55125 0.2771 0.2879 0.20379 2009 10 22 55126 0.2757 0.2847 0.20348 2009 10 23 55127 0.2743 0.2816 0.20322 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) 54743 -70.00 .31 -7.13 .34 54744 -69.46 .26 -7.08 .13 54745 -68.80 .26 -7.09 .13 54746 -68.31 .19 -7.19 .16 54747 -68.09 .21 -7.25 .18 54748 -68.07 .21 -7.17 .18 54749 -68.17 .21 -7.00 .18 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54743 -0.070 0.123 -0.412 0.340 54744 -0.055 0.103 -0.419 0.130 54745 -0.035 0.103 -0.426 0.130 54746 -0.021 0.076 -0.443 0.160 54747 -0.019 0.084 -0.450 0.180 54748 -0.024 0.084 -0.437 0.180 54749 -0.031 0.084 -0.409 0.180 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.