WISE
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WISE is a NASA space telescope that conducted an all-sky survey in infrared light to discover and catalog objects such as asteroids, stars, and distant galaxies.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
ⓘ
infrared space observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandWavelengths |
12 μm
ⓘ
22 μm ⓘ 3.4 μm ⓘ 4.6 μm ⓘ |
| catalogSize | hundreds of millions of objects ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cryogenDepletionDate | 2010-10 ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
all-sky infrared source catalog
ⓘ
image atlas of the entire sky ⓘ |
| detectorType | infrared detector arrays ⓘ |
| discoveryTarget |
brown dwarfs
ⓘ
main-belt asteroids ⓘ near-Earth objects NERFINISHED ⓘ ultraluminous infrared galaxies ⓘ |
| fullName | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Explorer Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | about 97.5 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-12-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 2W
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7320-10C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2011-02 ⓘ |
| missionType |
astronomical survey
ⓘ
infrared all-sky survey ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
numerous near-Earth asteroids
ⓘ
previously unknown brown dwarfs near the Sun ⓘ |
| numberOfBands | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 525 km ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
to discover and catalog asteroids
ⓘ
to discover and catalog distant galaxies ⓘ to discover and catalog stars ⓘ to survey the entire sky in infrared wavelengths ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Edward L. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactivatedMissionType | near-Earth object survey ⓘ |
| reactivatedName | NEOWISE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactivation | 2013-09 ⓘ |
| scanStrategy | continuous sky scanning ⓘ |
| scienceField |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| surveyCompletion | first full all-sky coverage in 2010 ⓘ |
| surveyType | all-sky survey ⓘ |
| telescopeDiameter | 40 cm ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien telescope ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | infrared ⓘ |
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