IRAS Point Source Catalog
E313690
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IRAS Point Source Catalog canonical | 2 |
| IRAS Faint Source Catalog | 1 |
| IRAS PSC | 1 |
| IRAS all-sky survey | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
ⓘ
galaxy catalog ⓘ infrared source catalog ⓘ star catalog ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
IRAS Point Source Catalog
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IRAS PSC
|
| basedOn |
IRAS Point Source Catalog
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IRAS all-sky survey
|
| compiledBy | Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ |
| contains |
Galactic sources
ⓘ
evolved stars ⓘ extragalactic sources ⓘ infrared point sources ⓘ infrared-bright galaxies ⓘ star-forming regions ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| covers | entire sky ⓘ |
| dataIncludes |
cirrus contamination flags
ⓘ
confusion flags ⓘ flux densities ⓘ flux quality flags ⓘ positional uncertainties ⓘ source positions ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
machine-readable catalog
ⓘ
printed catalog ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| observatory | Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ |
| partOf |
Infrared Astronomical Satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission
|
| relatedCatalog |
IRAS Faint Source Catalog
ⓘ
IRAS Small Scale Structure Catalog ⓘ |
| relatedTo | infrared sky maps ⓘ |
| spectralBand |
far-infrared
ⓘ
mid-infrared ⓘ |
| usedBy | astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
identification of infrared-luminous galaxies
ⓘ
infrared sky surveys ⓘ studies of galaxies ⓘ studies of interstellar dust ⓘ studies of star formation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Galactic astronomy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage |
100 micrometres
ⓘ
12 micrometres ⓘ 25 micrometres ⓘ 60 micrometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IRAS Faint Source Catalog
this entity surface form:
IRAS PSC
this entity surface form:
IRAS all-sky survey