WISE infrared camera
E410429
The WISE infrared camera is the primary imaging instrument on NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, designed to survey the entire sky in infrared wavelengths for objects such as asteroids, stars, and distant galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WISE infrared camera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4065220 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WISE infrared camera Context triple: [NEOWISE mission, hasInstrument, WISE infrared camera]
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Thermal Infrared Sensor
The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) is a Landsat 8 instrument that measures Earth’s thermal radiation to monitor surface temperature and support applications such as water management and climate studies.
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FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems is a leading American company specializing in the design and manufacture of thermal imaging cameras, sensors, and infrared imaging technologies used in defense, industrial, and commercial applications.
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C.
WFI wide field imager
The WFI wide field imager is a large-format astronomical camera used for wide-field optical imaging surveys at the La Silla Observatory.
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Wide Field Instrument
The Wide Field Instrument is the primary camera and spectrograph on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to capture large-area, high-resolution images for studies of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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E.
Point Grey
Point Grey is a prominent headland and residential neighborhood on Vancouver’s west side, known for its coastal bluffs, beaches, and views over English Bay and the Strait of Georgia.
- 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: WISE infrared camera Target entity description: The WISE infrared camera is the primary imaging instrument on NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, designed to survey the entire sky in infrared wavelengths for objects such as asteroids, stars, and distant galaxies.
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A.
Thermal Infrared Sensor
The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) is a Landsat 8 instrument that measures Earth’s thermal radiation to monitor surface temperature and support applications such as water management and climate studies.
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B.
FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems is a leading American company specializing in the design and manufacture of thermal imaging cameras, sensors, and infrared imaging technologies used in defense, industrial, and commercial applications.
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C.
WFI wide field imager
The WFI wide field imager is a large-format astronomical camera used for wide-field optical imaging surveys at the La Silla Observatory.
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D.
Wide Field Instrument
The Wide Field Instrument is the primary camera and spectrograph on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to capture large-area, high-resolution images for studies of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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E.
Point Grey
Point Grey is a prominent headland and residential neighborhood on Vancouver’s west side, known for its coastal bluffs, beaches, and views over English Bay and the Strait of Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared camera
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space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | NASA Explorer Program ⓘ |
| band |
W1
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W2 ⓘ W3 ⓘ W4 ⓘ |
| centralWavelengthOfBand |
12 micrometres (W3)
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22 micrometres (W4) ⓘ 3.4 micrometres (W1) ⓘ 4.6 micrometres (W2) ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | solid hydrogen cryostat ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProduct |
all-sky infrared image atlas
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all-sky infrared source catalog ⓘ |
| designedToDetect |
asteroids
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brown dwarfs ⓘ distant galaxies ⓘ main-belt asteroids ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | 47 arcminutes by 47 arcminutes (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | HgCdTe detector arrays ⓘ |
| launchDate | 14 December 2009 (mission start) ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7320-10C (via WISE spacecraft) ⓘ |
| mission |
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
ⓘ
surface form:
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission
|
| notableResult |
creation of a deep all-sky mid-infrared map
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discovery of many cool brown dwarfs ⓘ discovery of numerous previously unknown near-Earth objects ⓘ |
| numberOfBands | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (via WISE spacecraft) ⓘ |
| partOf | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ⓘ |
| pixelScale | 2.75 arcseconds per pixel (approximate) ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | infrared sky survey imaging ⓘ |
| spacecraft | WISE spacecraft ⓘ |
| spectralRange | 3 to 25 micrometres (approximate) ⓘ |
| successorUse | NEOWISE mission ⓘ |
| surveyCoverage | entire sky ⓘ |
| surveyStrategy | continuous scanning of the sky ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 40 centimetres (primary mirror, via WISE telescope) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asteroid size and albedo measurements
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brown dwarf population studies ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ near-Earth object discovery ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand | infrared ⓘ |
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Subject: WISE infrared camera Description of subject: The WISE infrared camera is the primary imaging instrument on NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, designed to survey the entire sky in infrared wavelengths for objects such as asteroids, stars, and distant galaxies.
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