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Specialized Resource (CeaApplication):
Infrared Astronomical Satellite Archive (IRAS)

Short name: none specified
IVOA Identifier: ivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk/iras-dsa/ceaApplicationPublisher: WFAU, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburghivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk[Pub. ID]
More Info: http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/iras.html
VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Status: active
Registered: 2010 Feb 15 12:16:12Z
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Description


The Infrared Astronomical Satellite Archive is an implementation of the IRAS catalogue of Point Sources, Version 2.0 (IPAC 1986). This is a catalogue of some 250,000 well-confirmed infrared point sources observed by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, i.e., sources with angular extents less than approximately 0.5, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 arcmin in the in-scan direction at 12, 25, 60, and 100 microns, respectively.

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: WFAU, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburghivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk[Pub. ID]

Creator: IPAC

Contact Information:
X Mark Holliman
Email: msh at roe.ac.uk

Status of This Resource

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Version: Version 2.0 (IPAC 1986)
Availability: This is an active resource.
Relevant dates for this Resource:
  • Representative: 2010 Feb 15

This resource was registered on: 2010 Feb 15 12:16:12Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2010 Feb 15 12:16:12Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CeaApplication
Resource type keywords:
  • Catalog
Subject keywords:
  • Infrared point-source survey
Intended audience or use:
  • Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/iras.html

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