IRAS Small Scale Structure Catalog
E1032393
The IRAS Small Scale Structure Catalog is an astronomical catalog derived from Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) data that lists and characterizes small-scale infrared structures such as compact clouds, filaments, and other localized features in the infrared sky.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
ⓘ
infrared source catalog ⓘ |
| basedOn | Infrared Astronomical Satellite data ⓘ |
| catalogs | Galactic small-scale infrared features ⓘ |
| contains |
angular sizes of small-scale structures
ⓘ
flux densities of infrared structures ⓘ morphological flags ⓘ positions of compact infrared structures ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
Galactic coordinates
ⓘ
equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| dataFormat | tabulated catalog ⓘ |
| dataProductOf | IRAS all-sky survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType |
morphological classification
ⓘ
photometric measurements ⓘ positional information ⓘ |
| derivedFromMission | Infrared Astronomical Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
compact infrared clouds
ⓘ
infrared filaments ⓘ localized infrared features ⓘ small-scale infrared structures ⓘ |
| emissionType |
infrared continuum emission
ⓘ
thermal dust emission ⓘ |
| field |
infrared astronomy
ⓘ
interstellar medium studies ⓘ |
| observatory | Infrared Astronomical Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | cataloged entries for individual small-scale structures ⓘ |
| purpose |
characterization of compact infrared sources
ⓘ
identification of small-scale infrared structures ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IRAS Faint Source Catalog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IRAS Point Source Catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
infrared brightness above threshold
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small angular size ⓘ |
| skyCoverage | infrared sky ⓘ |
| surveyType | all-sky infrared survey derivative ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mapping small-scale structure in the Galactic plane
ⓘ
studies of interstellar dust ⓘ studies of molecular clouds ⓘ studies of star-forming regions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Galactic structure research
ⓘ
cold cloud identification ⓘ infrared cirrus studies ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom | IRAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelengthDomain | infrared ⓘ |
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