IRAS Faint Source Catalog
E1028691
The IRAS Faint Source Catalog is an astronomical catalog listing faint infrared sources detected across the sky by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IRAS Faint Source Catalog canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRAS Faint Source Catalog Context triple: [Infrared Astronomical Satellite, dataProduct, IRAS Faint Source Catalog]
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A.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
The IRAS Point Source Catalog is a comprehensive listing of infrared-emitting astronomical objects detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, widely used for studies of stars, galaxies, and interstellar dust.
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B.
WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
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C.
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
The NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive is a major astronomical data center that provides access to and tools for analyzing infrared and related multiwavelength observations from numerous space- and ground-based missions.
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D.
Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog
The Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog is an astronomical catalog that lists bright galaxies, providing standardized data and classifications widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
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E.
IRAS redshift survey
The IRAS redshift survey is a large-scale astronomical mapping project that used data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite to chart the three-dimensional distribution of galaxies in the nearby universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRAS Faint Source Catalog Target entity description: The IRAS Faint Source Catalog is an astronomical catalog listing faint infrared sources detected across the sky by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission.
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A.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
The IRAS Point Source Catalog is a comprehensive listing of infrared-emitting astronomical objects detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, widely used for studies of stars, galaxies, and interstellar dust.
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B.
WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
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C.
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
The NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive is a major astronomical data center that provides access to and tools for analyzing infrared and related multiwavelength observations from numerous space- and ground-based missions.
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D.
Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog
The Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog is an astronomical catalog that lists bright galaxies, providing standardized data and classifications widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
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E.
IRAS redshift survey
The IRAS redshift survey is a large-scale astronomical mapping project that used data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite to chart the three-dimensional distribution of galaxies in the nearby universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IRAS catalog
ⓘ
astronomical catalog ⓘ infrared source catalog ⓘ |
| access | online ⓘ |
| acronym | FSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnMission | IRAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Infrared Astronomical Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | faint infrared sources ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| covers | entire sky ⓘ |
| dataSource | IRAS all-sky survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType |
compact sources
ⓘ
point sources ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | machine-readable catalog ⓘ |
| epochOfObservations | 1983 ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ |
| hasSubset | IRAS Faint Source Survey galaxy sample ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionCountry |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatory | Infrared Astronomical Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photometricBands |
100 micrometre band
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12 micrometre band ⓘ 25 micrometre band ⓘ 60 micrometre band ⓘ |
| provides |
confusion flags
ⓘ
infrared flux densities ⓘ quality flags ⓘ source positions ⓘ |
| purpose | to list faint infrared sources detected by IRAS ⓘ |
| relatedTo | IRAS Point Source Catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | faint infrared flux levels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic surveys
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studies of evolved stars ⓘ studies of galaxies ⓘ studies of star-forming regions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cosmological large-scale structure studies
ⓘ
infrared sky surveys ⓘ multiwavelength cross-identifications ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | infrared ⓘ |
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Subject: IRAS Faint Source Catalog Description of subject: The IRAS Faint Source Catalog is an astronomical catalog listing faint infrared sources detected across the sky by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission.
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