2MASS All-Sky Extended Source Catalog
2MASS has uniformly scanned the entire sky in three near-infrared bands to detect and characterize point sources brighter than about 1 mJy in each band, with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) greater than 1.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "026:00" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "IRSA Support", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:irsasupport@ipac.caltech.edu" } |
| description | 2MASS has uniformly scanned the entire sky in three near-infrared bands to detect and characterize point sources brighter than about 1 mJy in each band, with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) greater than 1. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "format": "BIN", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream", "downloadURL": "https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/SCS?table=fp_xsc&" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html", "downloadURL": "https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/2MASS/docs/releases/allsky/doc/sec2_3.html" } ] |
| identifier | ivo://irsa.ipac/2mass/catalog/xsc |
| keyword |
[ "__" ] |
| landingPage | ivo://irsa.ipac/2mass/catalog/xsc |
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2026-11-05 |
| programCode |
[ "026:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| theme |
[ "Astrophysics" ] |
| title | 2MASS All-Sky Extended Source Catalog |
