Two Micron All Sky Survey

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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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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
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
startDate 1997
successorSurvey UKIDSS
VISTA
surface form: VISTA surveys
telescopeAperture 1.3-metre
telescopeLocation Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
usedFor Galactic structure studies
brown dwarf searches
extragalactic astronomy
near-Earth object studies
star formation studies
wavelengthRange near-infrared

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Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy discoveredUsing Two Micron All Sky Survey
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy abbreviation Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive missionArchiveFor Two Micron All Sky Survey
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive missionArchiveFor Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS All-Sky Point Source Catalog
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive missionArchiveFor Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS Extended Source Catalog
Sagittarius Stream mappedBy Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS survey
CMa Dwarf observedWith Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS survey
CMa Overdensity discoveredUsing Two Micron All Sky Survey
CMa Overdensity discoveredUsing Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS
Two Micron All Sky Survey abbreviation Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2MASS
Two Micron All Sky Survey dataRelease Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: All-Sky Data Release 2003
Two Micron All Sky Survey producedCatalog Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2MASS Point Source Catalog
Two Micron All Sky Survey producedCatalog Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2MASS Extended Source Catalog
Two Micron All Sky Survey photometricSystem Two Micron All Sky Survey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2MASS photometric system
Monoceros Ring observedWith Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS survey
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster studiedIn Two Micron All Sky Survey
this entity surface form: 2MASS Redshift Survey