Table 1: Main constants used in La2004. IAU76 refers to the resolutions of the International Astronmical Union of 1976, IERS1992, and IERS2000, refers to the IERS conventions (McCarthy 1992; McCarthy & Petit 2004).
Symbol Value Name Ref.

$\epsilon_0$ 84 381.448 Obliquity of the ecliptic at J2000.0 IAU76

$\omega_0$ $7.292115\times 10^{-5}$ rad s^-1 Mean angular velocity of the Earth at J2000.0 IERS2000

$\psi_0$ 5029.0966 ''/cy Precession constant IERS2000

$\delta\psi_0$ -0.29965 ''/cy Correction to the precession IERS2000

k2 0.305 k₂ of the Earth (Lambeck 1988)

$k2_{\rm M}$ 0.0302 k₂ of the Moon (Yoder 1995)

$\Delta t$ 639 s Time lag of the Earth

$\Delta t_{\rm M}$ 7055 s Time lag of the Moon

$J_{2\rm E}$ 0.0010826362 Dynamical form-factor for the Earth IERS1992

$J_{\rm 2M}$ 0.000202151 Dynamical form-factor for the Moon IERS1992

$J_{\rm 2S}$ $2.\times 10^{-7}~$ Dynamical form-factor for the Sun IERS2000

$R_{\rm E}$ 6378.1366 km Equatorial radius of the Earth IERS2000

$R_{\rm M}$ 1738 km Equatorial radius of the Moon IAU76

$R_{\rm sun}$ 696 000 000 m Equatorial radius of the Sun IAU76

GS $1.32712442076\times 10^{20}$ m³ s^-2 Heliocentric gravitational constant IERS2000

$M_{\rm mer}$ 6 023 600 Sun - Mercury mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm ven}$ 408 523.71 Sun - Venus mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm ear}$ 328 900.56 Sun - Earth and Moon mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm mar}$ 3 098 708 Sun - Mars mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm jup}$ 1047.3486 Sun - Jupiter and satellites mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm sat}$ 3497.9 Sun - Saturn and satellites mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm ura}$ 22 902.94 Sun - Uranus and satellites mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm nep}$ 19 412.24 Sun - Neptune and satellites mass ratio IERS1992

$M_{\rm plu}$ 135 000 000 Sun - Pluto and Charon mass ratio IERS1992

$\mu$ 0.0123000383 Moon-Earth mass ratio IERS2000

**Table 1:** Main constants used in La2004. IAU76 refers to the resolutions of the International Astronmical Union of 1976, IERS1992, and IERS2000, refers to the IERS conventions (McCarthy 1992; McCarthy & Petit 2004).
Symbol	Value	Name	Ref.
$\epsilon_0$	84 381.448	Obliquity of the ecliptic at J2000.0	IAU76
$\omega_0$	$7.292115\times 10^{-5}$ rad s^-1	Mean angular velocity of the Earth at J2000.0	IERS2000
$\psi_0$	5029.0966 ''/cy	Precession constant	IERS2000
$\delta\psi_0$	-0.29965 ''/cy	Correction to the precession	IERS2000
k2	0.305	k₂ of the Earth	(Lambeck 1988)
$k2_{\rm M}$	0.0302	k₂ of the Moon	(Yoder 1995)
$\Delta t$	639 s	Time lag of the Earth
$\Delta t_{\rm M}$	7055 s	Time lag of the Moon
$J_{2\rm E}$	0.0010826362	Dynamical form-factor for the Earth	IERS1992
$J_{\rm 2M}$	0.000202151	Dynamical form-factor for the Moon	IERS1992
$J_{\rm 2S}$	$2.\times 10^{-7}~$	Dynamical form-factor for the Sun	IERS2000
$R_{\rm E}$	6378.1366 km	Equatorial radius of the Earth	IERS2000
$R_{\rm M}$	1738 km	Equatorial radius of the Moon	IAU76
$R_{\rm sun}$	696 000 000 m	Equatorial radius of the Sun	IAU76
GS	$1.32712442076\times 10^{20}$ m³ s^-2	Heliocentric gravitational constant	IERS2000
$M_{\rm mer}$	6 023 600	Sun - Mercury mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm ven}$	408 523.71	Sun - Venus mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm ear}$	328 900.56	Sun - Earth and Moon mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm mar}$	3 098 708	Sun - Mars mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm jup}$	1047.3486	Sun - Jupiter and satellites mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm sat}$	3497.9	Sun - Saturn and satellites mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm ura}$	22 902.94	Sun - Uranus and satellites mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm nep}$	19 412.24	Sun - Neptune and satellites mass ratio	IERS1992
$M_{\rm plu}$	135 000 000	Sun - Pluto and Charon mass ratio	IERS1992
$\mu$	0.0123000383	Moon-Earth mass ratio	IERS2000

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