Two Micron All Sky Survey
E118799
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2MASS | 3 |
| 2MASS survey | 3 |
| Two Micron All Sky Survey canonical | 3 |
| 2MASS Extended Source Catalog | 2 |
| 2MASS All-Sky Point Source Catalog | 1 |
| 2MASS Point Source Catalog | 1 |
| 2MASS Redshift Survey | 1 |
| 2MASS photometric system | 1 |
| All-Sky Data Release 2003 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000513 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Two Micron All Sky Survey Context triple: [Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, discoveredUsing, Two Micron All Sky Survey]
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A.
Advanced Camera for Surveys
The Advanced Camera for Surveys is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to capture detailed observations of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and other faint astronomical objects.
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B.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
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C.
Dark Energy Survey
The Dark Energy Survey is a large international astronomical project that uses a wide-field camera on a Chilean telescope to map hundreds of millions of galaxies and study the nature of dark energy and cosmic acceleration.
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D.
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
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E.
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Two Micron All Sky Survey Target entity description: The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
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A.
Advanced Camera for Surveys
The Advanced Camera for Surveys is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to capture detailed observations of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and other faint astronomical objects.
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B.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
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C.
Dark Energy Survey
The Dark Energy Survey is a large international astronomical project that uses a wide-field camera on a Chilean telescope to map hundreds of millions of galaxies and study the nature of dark energy and cosmic acceleration.
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D.
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
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E.
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
ⓘ
infrared sky survey ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Two Micron All Sky Survey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2MASS
|
| angularResolution | about 2 to 3 arcseconds ⓘ |
| band |
H band
ⓘ
J band ⓘ Ks band ⓘ |
| centralWavelength |
H band ~1.65 micrometres
ⓘ
J band ~1.25 micrometres ⓘ Ks band ~2.17 micrometres ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| coverage | entire sky ⓘ |
| dataAccess | public ⓘ |
| dataProcessingCenter | IPAC ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
calibrated images
ⓘ
source catalogs ⓘ |
| dataRelease |
Two Micron All Sky Survey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
All-Sky Data Release 2003
|
| endDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| limitingMagnitude |
H ~15.1 mag
ⓘ
J ~15.8 mag ⓘ Ks ~14.3 mag ⓘ |
| notableResult |
discovery of many brown dwarfs
ⓘ
improved mapping of the Milky Way disk ⓘ |
| numberOfExtendedSources | over 1.6 million ⓘ |
| numberOfPointSources | over 470 million ⓘ |
| observatoryHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
ⓘ
surface form:
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| photometricCalibration | uniform all-sky calibration ⓘ |
| photometricSystem |
Two Micron All Sky Survey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2MASS photometric system
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| primaryScienceGoal |
create uniform catalog of stars and galaxies
ⓘ
survey entire sky in near-infrared ⓘ |
| producedCatalog |
Two Micron All Sky Survey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2MASS Extended Source Catalog
Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
2MASS Point Source Catalog
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| startDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| successorSurvey |
UKIDSS
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VISTA ⓘ
surface form:
VISTA surveys
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| telescopeAperture | 1.3-metre ⓘ |
| telescopeLocation |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Galactic structure studies
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brown dwarf searches ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ near-Earth object studies ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
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Subject: Two Micron All Sky Survey Description of subject: The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
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