********************************************************************** * * * I E R S B U L L E T I N - A * * * * Rapid Service/Prediction of Earth Orientation * ********************************************************************** 28 February 2008 Vol. XXI No. 009 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 = -0.3 seconds beginning 29 November 2007 at 0000 UTC = -0.4 seconds beginning 13 March 2008 at 0000 UTC Beginning 1 January 2006: TAI-UTC(BIPM) = 33.000 000 seconds ********************************************************************** * As of Bulletin A Vol. XXI, No. 009, on 28 February 2008, we have * * incorporated the new USNO VLBI solutions usno2008a and int2008a. * * The effect appears to be less than 0.10 mas in polar motion and * * 10 us in UT1-UTC. * ********************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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 2 22 54518 -.12744 .00009 .38491 .00009 -.324495 .000009 8 2 23 54519 -.12745 .00009 .38786 .00009 -.325839 .000010 8 2 24 54520 -.12725 .00009 .39088 .00009 -.327118 .000010 8 2 25 54521 -.12691 .00009 .39382 .00009 -.328294 .000010 8 2 26 54522 -.12637 .00009 .39647 .00010 -.329275 .000009 8 2 27 54523 -.12545 .00009 .39904 .00010 -.330022 .000048 8 2 28 54524 -.12419 .00009 .40156 .00010 -.330581 .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 = .0532 - .0975 cos A - .0148 sin A - .0859 cos C + .0696 sin C y = .3551 - .0170 cos A + .0901 sin A + .0696 cos C + .0859 sin C UT1-UTC = -.3244 - .00084 (MJD - 54532) - (UT2-UT1) where A = 2*pi*(MJD-54524)/365.25 and C = 2*pi*(MJD-54524)/435. TAI-UTC(MJD 54525) = 33.0 The accuracy may be estimated from the expressions: S x,y = 0.00068 (MJD-54524)**0.80 S t = 0.00025 (MJD-54524)**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 2 29 54525 -0.1230 0.4043 -0.33099 2008 3 1 54526 -0.1218 0.4070 -0.33129 2008 3 2 54527 -0.1206 0.4099 -0.33155 2008 3 3 54528 -0.1195 0.4127 -0.33186 2008 3 4 54529 -0.1183 0.4156 -0.33231 2008 3 5 54530 -0.1172 0.4184 -0.33298 2008 3 6 54531 -0.1160 0.4212 -0.33391 2008 3 7 54532 -0.1147 0.4239 -0.33511 2008 3 8 54533 -0.1134 0.4267 -0.33650 2008 3 9 54534 -0.1120 0.4294 -0.33799 2008 3 10 54535 -0.1106 0.4321 -0.33943 2008 3 11 54536 -0.1091 0.4348 -0.34071 2008 3 12 54537 -0.1077 0.4375 -0.34173 2008 3 13 54538 -0.1062 0.4402 -0.34252 2008 3 14 54539 -0.1046 0.4428 -0.34315 2008 3 15 54540 -0.1030 0.4454 -0.34373 2008 3 16 54541 -0.1013 0.4480 -0.34441 2008 3 17 54542 -0.0996 0.4506 -0.34527 2008 3 18 54543 -0.0979 0.4532 -0.34638 2008 3 19 54544 -0.0961 0.4557 -0.34775 2008 3 20 54545 -0.0943 0.4582 -0.34930 2008 3 21 54546 -0.0925 0.4607 -0.35095 2008 3 22 54547 -0.0906 0.4632 -0.35261 2008 3 23 54548 -0.0887 0.4656 -0.35421 2008 3 24 54549 -0.0867 0.4680 -0.35567 2008 3 25 54550 -0.0847 0.4703 -0.35696 2008 3 26 54551 -0.0826 0.4727 -0.35809 2008 3 27 54552 -0.0805 0.4750 -0.35908 2008 3 28 54553 -0.0784 0.4773 -0.35997 2008 3 29 54554 -0.0762 0.4795 -0.36083 2008 3 30 54555 -0.0740 0.4817 -0.36172 2008 3 31 54556 -0.0718 0.4839 -0.36271 2008 4 1 54557 -0.0695 0.4860 -0.36389 2008 4 2 54558 -0.0672 0.4881 -0.36531 2008 4 3 54559 -0.0648 0.4902 -0.36700 2008 4 4 54560 -0.0624 0.4923 -0.36892 2008 4 5 54561 -0.0600 0.4943 -0.37099 2008 4 6 54562 -0.0576 0.4962 -0.37306 2008 4 7 54563 -0.0551 0.4982 -0.37499 2008 4 8 54564 -0.0526 0.5000 -0.37666 2008 4 9 54565 -0.0500 0.5019 -0.37803 2008 4 10 54566 -0.0475 0.5037 -0.37914 2008 4 11 54567 -0.0448 0.5055 -0.38012 2008 4 12 54568 -0.0422 0.5072 -0.38110 2008 4 13 54569 -0.0395 0.5089 -0.38219 2008 4 14 54570 -0.0368 0.5106 -0.38347 2008 4 15 54571 -0.0341 0.5122 -0.38493 2008 4 16 54572 -0.0314 0.5138 -0.38653 2008 4 17 54573 -0.0286 0.5153 -0.38820 2008 4 18 54574 -0.0258 0.5168 -0.38984 2008 4 19 54575 -0.0230 0.5182 -0.39140 2008 4 20 54576 -0.0201 0.5196 -0.39279 2008 4 21 54577 -0.0173 0.5210 -0.39399 2008 4 22 54578 -0.0144 0.5223 -0.39498 2008 4 23 54579 -0.0114 0.5236 -0.39580 2008 4 24 54580 -0.0085 0.5248 -0.39648 2008 4 25 54581 -0.0056 0.5260 -0.39710 2008 4 26 54582 -0.0026 0.5271 -0.39773 2008 4 27 54583 0.0004 0.5282 -0.39843 2008 4 28 54584 0.0034 0.5292 -0.39929 2008 4 29 54585 0.0065 0.5302 -0.40036 2008 4 30 54586 0.0095 0.5312 -0.40166 2008 5 1 54587 0.0126 0.5321 -0.40321 2008 5 2 54588 0.0156 0.5330 -0.40492 2008 5 3 54589 0.0187 0.5338 -0.40670 2008 5 4 54590 0.0218 0.5345 -0.40838 2008 5 5 54591 0.0249 0.5352 -0.40983 2008 5 6 54592 0.0281 0.5359 -0.41098 2008 5 7 54593 0.0312 0.5365 -0.41182 2008 5 8 54594 0.0344 0.5371 -0.41245 2008 5 9 54595 0.0375 0.5376 -0.41302 2008 5 10 54596 0.0407 0.5381 -0.41367 2008 5 11 54597 0.0439 0.5385 -0.41447 2008 5 12 54598 0.0470 0.5389 -0.41545 2008 5 13 54599 0.0502 0.5393 -0.41657 2008 5 14 54600 0.0534 0.5395 -0.41775 2008 5 15 54601 0.0566 0.5398 -0.41891 2008 5 16 54602 0.0598 0.5400 -0.41998 2008 5 17 54603 0.0630 0.5401 -0.42090 2008 5 18 54604 0.0662 0.5402 -0.42163 2008 5 19 54605 0.0694 0.5402 -0.42215 2008 5 20 54606 0.0726 0.5402 -0.42248 2008 5 21 54607 0.0758 0.5402 -0.42264 2008 5 22 54608 0.0790 0.5400 -0.42271 2008 5 23 54609 0.0822 0.5399 -0.42274 2008 5 24 54610 0.0854 0.5397 -0.42282 2008 5 25 54611 0.0886 0.5394 -0.42301 2008 5 26 54612 0.0917 0.5391 -0.42337 2008 5 27 54613 0.0949 0.5388 -0.42394 2008 5 28 54614 0.0981 0.5384 -0.42471 2008 5 29 54615 0.1012 0.5379 -0.42566 2008 5 30 54616 0.1044 0.5374 -0.42670 2008 5 31 54617 0.1075 0.5369 -0.42773 2008 6 1 54618 0.1107 0.5363 -0.42860 2008 6 2 54619 0.1138 0.5356 -0.42922 2008 6 3 54620 0.1169 0.5350 -0.42955 2008 6 4 54621 0.1200 0.5342 -0.42966 2008 6 5 54622 0.1231 0.5334 -0.42965 2008 6 6 54623 0.1262 0.5326 -0.42969 2008 6 7 54624 0.1292 0.5317 -0.42989 2008 6 8 54625 0.1323 0.5308 -0.43030 2008 6 9 54626 0.1353 0.5298 -0.43088 2008 6 10 54627 0.1383 0.5288 -0.43155 2008 6 11 54628 0.1413 0.5277 -0.43221 2008 6 12 54629 0.1442 0.5266 -0.43278 2008 6 13 54630 0.1472 0.5255 -0.43320 2008 6 14 54631 0.1501 0.5243 -0.43343 2008 6 15 54632 0.1530 0.5230 -0.43345 2008 6 16 54633 0.1559 0.5217 -0.43329 2008 6 17 54634 0.1588 0.5204 -0.43297 2008 6 18 54635 0.1616 0.5190 -0.43254 2008 6 19 54636 0.1644 0.5176 -0.43207 2008 6 20 54637 0.1672 0.5161 -0.43164 2008 6 21 54638 0.1700 0.5146 -0.43131 2008 6 22 54639 0.1727 0.5131 -0.43115 2008 6 23 54640 0.1754 0.5115 -0.43118 2008 6 24 54641 0.1781 0.5099 -0.43141 2008 6 25 54642 0.1808 0.5082 -0.43180 2008 6 26 54643 0.1834 0.5065 -0.43230 2008 6 27 54644 0.1860 0.5047 -0.43281 2008 6 28 54645 0.1885 0.5029 -0.43321 2008 6 29 54646 0.1911 0.5011 -0.43342 2008 6 30 54647 0.1936 0.4992 -0.43337 2008 7 1 54648 0.1961 0.4973 -0.43310 2008 7 2 54649 0.1985 0.4953 -0.43268 2008 7 3 54650 0.2009 0.4934 -0.43227 2008 7 4 54651 0.2033 0.4913 -0.43200 2008 7 5 54652 0.2056 0.4893 -0.43195 2008 7 6 54653 0.2079 0.4872 -0.43212 2008 7 7 54654 0.2101 0.4850 -0.43244 2008 7 8 54655 0.2124 0.4829 -0.43281 2008 7 9 54656 0.2146 0.4807 -0.43312 2008 7 10 54657 0.2167 0.4784 -0.43330 2008 7 11 54658 0.2188 0.4762 -0.43328 2008 7 12 54659 0.2209 0.4739 -0.43307 2008 7 13 54660 0.2229 0.4716 -0.43266 2008 7 14 54661 0.2249 0.4692 -0.43209 2008 7 15 54662 0.2269 0.4668 -0.43141 2008 7 16 54663 0.2288 0.4644 -0.43068 2008 7 17 54664 0.2306 0.4619 -0.42998 2008 7 18 54665 0.2325 0.4594 -0.42938 2008 7 19 54666 0.2342 0.4569 -0.42896 2008 7 20 54667 0.2360 0.4544 -0.42874 2008 7 21 54668 0.2377 0.4518 -0.42874 2008 7 22 54669 0.2393 0.4493 -0.42893 2008 7 23 54670 0.2409 0.4466 -0.42923 2008 7 24 54671 0.2425 0.4440 -0.42956 2008 7 25 54672 0.2440 0.4413 -0.42981 2008 7 26 54673 0.2455 0.4387 -0.42989 2008 7 27 54674 0.2469 0.4359 -0.42976 2008 7 28 54675 0.2483 0.4332 -0.42941 2008 7 29 54676 0.2496 0.4305 -0.42891 2008 7 30 54677 0.2509 0.4277 -0.42838 2008 7 31 54678 0.2521 0.4249 -0.42797 2008 8 1 54679 0.2533 0.4221 -0.42777 2008 8 2 54680 0.2545 0.4193 -0.42783 2008 8 3 54681 0.2556 0.4164 -0.42811 2008 8 4 54682 0.2566 0.4136 -0.42852 2008 8 5 54683 0.2576 0.4107 -0.42893 2008 8 6 54684 0.2586 0.4078 -0.42925 2008 8 7 54685 0.2595 0.4049 -0.42941 2008 8 8 54686 0.2603 0.4020 -0.42937 2008 8 9 54687 0.2611 0.3990 -0.42914 2008 8 10 54688 0.2618 0.3961 -0.42874 2008 8 11 54689 0.2625 0.3931 -0.42822 2008 8 12 54690 0.2632 0.3901 -0.42765 2008 8 13 54691 0.2638 0.3872 -0.42711 2008 8 14 54692 0.2643 0.3842 -0.42666 2008 8 15 54693 0.2648 0.3812 -0.42638 2008 8 16 54694 0.2653 0.3782 -0.42632 2008 8 17 54695 0.2657 0.3752 -0.42650 2008 8 18 54696 0.2660 0.3722 -0.42690 2008 8 19 54697 0.2663 0.3691 -0.42745 2008 8 20 54698 0.2665 0.3661 -0.42807 2008 8 21 54699 0.2667 0.3631 -0.42862 2008 8 22 54700 0.2669 0.3600 -0.42902 2008 8 23 54701 0.2670 0.3570 -0.42920 2008 8 24 54702 0.2670 0.3540 -0.42915 2008 8 25 54703 0.2670 0.3509 -0.42894 2008 8 26 54704 0.2669 0.3479 -0.42867 2008 8 27 54705 0.2668 0.3449 -0.42846 2008 8 28 54706 0.2666 0.3418 -0.42841 2008 8 29 54707 0.2664 0.3388 -0.42860 2008 8 30 54708 0.2661 0.3358 -0.42902 2008 8 31 54709 0.2658 0.3328 -0.42959 2008 9 1 54710 0.2654 0.3297 -0.43020 2008 9 2 54711 0.2650 0.3267 -0.43074 2008 9 3 54712 0.2645 0.3237 -0.43112 2008 9 4 54713 0.2640 0.3207 -0.43130 2008 9 5 54714 0.2634 0.3177 -0.43126 2008 9 6 54715 0.2628 0.3148 -0.43106 2008 9 7 54716 0.2621 0.3118 -0.43076 2008 9 8 54717 0.2614 0.3088 -0.43044 2008 9 9 54718 0.2606 0.3059 -0.43018 2008 9 10 54719 0.2598 0.3030 -0.43005 2008 9 11 54720 0.2589 0.3000 -0.43011 2008 9 12 54721 0.2580 0.2971 -0.43042 2008 9 13 54722 0.2570 0.2942 -0.43099 2008 9 14 54723 0.2560 0.2914 -0.43180 2008 9 15 54724 0.2549 0.2885 -0.43281 2008 9 16 54725 0.2538 0.2856 -0.43391 2008 9 17 54726 0.2526 0.2828 -0.43498 2008 9 18 54727 0.2514 0.2800 -0.43590 2008 9 19 54728 0.2501 0.2772 -0.43657 2008 9 20 54729 0.2488 0.2744 -0.43698 2008 9 21 54730 0.2474 0.2717 -0.43717 2008 9 22 54731 0.2460 0.2690 -0.43727 2008 9 23 54732 0.2446 0.2663 -0.43741 2008 9 24 54733 0.2431 0.2636 -0.43772 2008 9 25 54734 0.2416 0.2609 -0.43828 2008 9 26 54735 0.2400 0.2583 -0.43908 2008 9 27 54736 0.2384 0.2556 -0.44007 2008 9 28 54737 0.2367 0.2531 -0.44116 2008 9 29 54738 0.2350 0.2505 -0.44224 2008 9 30 54739 0.2332 0.2480 -0.44324 2008 10 1 54740 0.2314 0.2455 -0.44411 2008 10 2 54741 0.2296 0.2430 -0.44481 2008 10 3 54742 0.2277 0.2405 -0.44535 2008 10 4 54743 0.2258 0.2381 -0.44576 2008 10 5 54744 0.2238 0.2357 -0.44611 2008 10 6 54745 0.2218 0.2333 -0.44650 2008 10 7 54746 0.2198 0.2310 -0.44698 2008 10 8 54747 0.2177 0.2287 -0.44759 2008 10 9 54748 0.2156 0.2264 -0.44838 2008 10 10 54749 0.2134 0.2242 -0.44937 2008 10 11 54750 0.2112 0.2220 -0.45060 2008 10 12 54751 0.2090 0.2198 -0.45199 2008 10 13 54752 0.2068 0.2177 -0.45350 2008 10 14 54753 0.2045 0.2156 -0.45507 2008 10 15 54754 0.2021 0.2135 -0.45657 2008 10 16 54755 0.1998 0.2115 -0.45786 2008 10 17 54756 0.1974 0.2095 -0.45884 2008 10 18 54757 0.1949 0.2076 -0.45960 2008 10 19 54758 0.1925 0.2056 -0.46021 2008 10 20 54759 0.1900 0.2038 -0.46085 2008 10 21 54760 0.1874 0.2019 -0.46163 2008 10 22 54761 0.1849 0.2001 -0.46261 2008 10 23 54762 0.1823 0.1984 -0.46384 2008 10 24 54763 0.1797 0.1967 -0.46526 2008 10 25 54764 0.1771 0.1950 -0.46680 2008 10 26 54765 0.1744 0.1933 -0.46839 2008 10 27 54766 0.1717 0.1917 -0.46991 2008 10 28 54767 0.1690 0.1902 -0.47127 2008 10 29 54768 0.1662 0.1887 -0.47246 2008 10 30 54769 0.1635 0.1872 -0.47348 2008 10 31 54770 0.1607 0.1858 -0.47432 2008 11 1 54771 0.1579 0.1844 -0.47511 2008 11 2 54772 0.1550 0.1831 -0.47584 2008 11 3 54773 0.1522 0.1818 -0.47657 2008 11 4 54774 0.1493 0.1805 -0.47734 2008 11 5 54775 0.1464 0.1793 -0.47829 2008 11 6 54776 0.1435 0.1781 -0.47948 2008 11 7 54777 0.1405 0.1770 -0.48088 2008 11 8 54778 0.1376 0.1759 -0.48251 2008 11 9 54779 0.1346 0.1749 -0.48434 2008 11 10 54780 0.1316 0.1739 -0.48630 2008 11 11 54781 0.1286 0.1730 -0.48825 2008 11 12 54782 0.1256 0.1721 -0.49004 2008 11 13 54783 0.1226 0.1713 -0.49160 2008 11 14 54784 0.1196 0.1705 -0.49296 2008 11 15 54785 0.1165 0.1697 -0.49410 2008 11 16 54786 0.1135 0.1690 -0.49513 2008 11 17 54787 0.1104 0.1684 -0.49620 2008 11 18 54788 0.1073 0.1678 -0.49740 2008 11 19 54789 0.1042 0.1672 -0.49879 2008 11 20 54790 0.1011 0.1667 -0.50031 2008 11 21 54791 0.0980 0.1663 -0.50193 2008 11 22 54792 0.0949 0.1659 -0.50358 2008 11 23 54793 0.0918 0.1655 -0.50513 2008 11 24 54794 0.0887 0.1652 -0.50650 2008 11 25 54795 0.0855 0.1649 -0.50765 2008 11 26 54796 0.0824 0.1647 -0.50859 2008 11 27 54797 0.0793 0.1645 -0.50930 2008 11 28 54798 0.0762 0.1644 -0.50984 2008 11 29 54799 0.0730 0.1643 -0.51031 2008 11 30 54800 0.0699 0.1643 -0.51078 2008 12 1 54801 0.0668 0.1643 -0.51133 2008 12 2 54802 0.0637 0.1644 -0.51199 2008 12 3 54803 0.0605 0.1645 -0.51278 2008 12 4 54804 0.0574 0.1647 -0.51368 2008 12 5 54805 0.0543 0.1649 -0.51475 2008 12 6 54806 0.0512 0.1652 -0.51604 2008 12 7 54807 0.0481 0.1655 -0.51747 2008 12 8 54808 0.0450 0.1659 -0.51899 2008 12 9 54809 0.0419 0.1663 -0.52041 2008 12 10 54810 0.0388 0.1667 -0.52160 2008 12 11 54811 0.0358 0.1672 -0.52259 2008 12 12 54812 0.0327 0.1678 -0.52343 2008 12 13 54813 0.0297 0.1684 -0.52424 2008 12 14 54814 0.0266 0.1690 -0.52508 2008 12 15 54815 0.0236 0.1697 -0.52606 2008 12 16 54816 0.0206 0.1705 -0.52723 2008 12 17 54817 0.0176 0.1713 -0.52862 2008 12 18 54818 0.0146 0.1721 -0.53015 2008 12 19 54819 0.0117 0.1730 -0.53171 2008 12 20 54820 0.0087 0.1739 -0.53320 2008 12 21 54821 0.0058 0.1749 -0.53445 2008 12 22 54822 0.0029 0.1759 -0.53548 2008 12 23 54823 0.0000 0.1770 -0.53641 2008 12 24 54824 -0.0028 0.1781 -0.53731 2008 12 25 54825 -0.0057 0.1792 -0.53808 2008 12 26 54826 -0.0085 0.1804 -0.53874 2008 12 27 54827 -0.0113 0.1817 -0.53939 2008 12 28 54828 -0.0141 0.1830 -0.54004 2008 12 29 54829 -0.0169 0.1843 -0.54084 2008 12 30 54830 -0.0196 0.1857 -0.54182 2008 12 31 54831 -0.0223 0.1871 -0.54296 2009 1 1 54832 -0.0250 0.1885 -0.54423 2009 1 2 54833 -0.0277 0.1900 -0.54553 2009 1 3 54834 -0.0303 0.1916 -0.54683 2009 1 4 54835 -0.0329 0.1931 -0.54814 2009 1 5 54836 -0.0355 0.1948 -0.54935 2009 1 6 54837 -0.0380 0.1964 -0.55038 2009 1 7 54838 -0.0405 0.1981 -0.55122 2009 1 8 54839 -0.0430 0.1999 -0.55191 2009 1 9 54840 -0.0455 0.2016 -0.55247 2009 1 10 54841 -0.0479 0.2035 -0.55299 2009 1 11 54842 -0.0503 0.2053 -0.55359 2009 1 12 54843 -0.0526 0.2072 -0.55437 2009 1 13 54844 -0.0550 0.2091 -0.55539 2009 1 14 54845 -0.0572 0.2111 -0.55659 2009 1 15 54846 -0.0595 0.2131 -0.55786 2009 1 16 54847 -0.0617 0.2151 -0.55909 2009 1 17 54848 -0.0639 0.2172 -0.56012 2009 1 18 54849 -0.0660 0.2193 -0.56094 2009 1 19 54850 -0.0681 0.2214 -0.56154 2009 1 20 54851 -0.0702 0.2236 -0.56199 2009 1 21 54852 -0.0723 0.2258 -0.56230 2009 1 22 54853 -0.0742 0.2280 -0.56250 2009 1 23 54854 -0.0762 0.2303 -0.56267 2009 1 24 54855 -0.0781 0.2326 -0.56293 2009 1 25 54856 -0.0800 0.2349 -0.56333 2009 1 26 54857 -0.0818 0.2373 -0.56391 2009 1 27 54858 -0.0836 0.2396 -0.56469 2009 1 28 54859 -0.0854 0.2421 -0.56564 2009 1 29 54860 -0.0871 0.2445 -0.56673 2009 1 30 54861 -0.0888 0.2470 -0.56797 2009 1 31 54862 -0.0904 0.2494 -0.56925 2009 2 1 54863 -0.0920 0.2520 -0.57059 2009 2 2 54864 -0.0935 0.2545 -0.57191 2009 2 3 54865 -0.0950 0.2571 -0.57309 2009 2 4 54866 -0.0964 0.2596 -0.57411 2009 2 5 54867 -0.0978 0.2623 -0.57494 2009 2 6 54868 -0.0992 0.2649 -0.57562 2009 2 7 54869 -0.1005 0.2675 -0.57630 2009 2 8 54870 -0.1018 0.2702 -0.57712 2009 2 9 54871 -0.1030 0.2729 -0.57813 2009 2 10 54872 -0.1042 0.2756 -0.57932 2009 2 11 54873 -0.1053 0.2783 -0.58059 2009 2 12 54874 -0.1064 0.2811 -0.58182 2009 2 13 54875 -0.1074 0.2838 -0.58295 2009 2 14 54876 -0.1084 0.2866 -0.58394 2009 2 15 54877 -0.1093 0.2894 -0.58471 2009 2 16 54878 -0.1102 0.2922 -0.58524 2009 2 17 54879 -0.1111 0.2951 -0.58560 2009 2 18 54880 -0.1119 0.2979 -0.58588 2009 2 19 54881 -0.1126 0.3007 -0.58609 2009 2 20 54882 -0.1133 0.3036 -0.58632 2009 2 21 54883 -0.1140 0.3065 -0.58669 2009 2 22 54884 -0.1145 0.3094 -0.58728 2009 2 23 54885 -0.1151 0.3122 -0.58807 2009 2 24 54886 -0.1156 0.3151 -0.58898 2009 2 25 54887 -0.1160 0.3180 -0.59002 2009 2 26 54888 -0.1164 0.3210 -0.59115 2009 2 27 54889 -0.1168 0.3239 -0.59227 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) 54505 -59.27 .33 -3.55 .17 54506 -59.39 .35 -3.50 .14 54507 -59.73 .35 -3.50 .14 54508 -60.14 .37 -3.54 .34 54509 -60.42 .27 -3.62 .34 54510 -60.48 .27 -3.74 .34 54511 -60.34 .27 -3.87 .34 IAU2000A Celestial Pole Offset Series MJD dX error dY error (msec. of arc) 54505 0.040 0.131 0.026 0.170 54506 0.033 0.139 0.009 0.140 54507 0.028 0.139 -0.008 0.140 54508 0.020 0.147 -0.002 0.340 54509 0.022 0.107 0.010 0.340 54510 0.035 0.107 0.002 0.340 54511 0.060 0.107 0.012 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.