WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
E1026150
The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WISE All-Sky Source Catalog canonical | 4 |
| WISE all-sky survey | 2 |
| All-Sky Data Release | 1 |
| WISE All-Sky Catalog | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13179524 — 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 All-Sky Source Catalog Context triple: [Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, catalogProduced, WISE All-Sky Source Catalog]
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A.
AllWISE Source Catalog
The AllWISE Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database of infrared-detected celestial sources produced from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission’s all-sky survey.
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B.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
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.
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C.
NASA Extragalactic Database
The NASA Extragalactic Database (NED) is an online astronomical resource that compiles and cross-references data on extragalactic objects such as galaxies, quasars, and clusters from numerous surveys and publications.
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D.
Tycho Catalogue
The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
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E.
David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog
The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog is an astronomical catalog of dwarf galaxies compiled from observations at the David Dunlap Observatory, widely used in studies of nearby low-luminosity galaxies.
- 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 All-Sky Source Catalog Target entity description: The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
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A.
AllWISE Source Catalog
The AllWISE Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database of infrared-detected celestial sources produced from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission’s all-sky survey.
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B.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
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.
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C.
NASA Extragalactic Database
The NASA Extragalactic Database (NED) is an online astronomical resource that compiles and cross-references data on extragalactic objects such as galaxies, quasars, and clusters from numerous surveys and publications.
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D.
Tycho Catalogue
The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
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E.
David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog
The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog is an astronomical catalog of dwarf galaxies compiled from observations at the David Dunlap Observatory, widely used in studies of nearby low-luminosity galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
ⓘ
astronomical database ⓘ infrared source catalog ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
Virtual Observatory services
ⓘ
online archive ⓘ |
| acronym | WISE ⓘ |
| associatedMission |
WISE mission
ⓘ
linked to:
WISE spacecraft
|
| centralWavelengthBandW1 | 3.4 micrometers ⓘ |
| centralWavelengthBandW2 | 4.6 micrometers ⓘ |
| centralWavelengthBandW3 | 12 micrometers ⓘ |
| centralWavelengthBandW4 | 22 micrometers ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ⓘ |
| contains |
compact sources
ⓘ
point sources ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| coversBand |
W1
ⓘ
W2 ⓘ W3 ⓘ W4 ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
FITS
ⓘ
database tables ⓘ |
| dataProductsInclude |
astrometry
ⓘ
photometry ⓘ source quality flags ⓘ variability flags ⓘ |
| dataReleaseType | all-sky data release ⓘ |
| hostArchive | NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive ⓘ |
| missionPhase | cryogenic mission phase ⓘ |
| numberOfSourcesApprox | hundreds of millions ⓘ |
| observatoryType | space telescope ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Galactic astronomy
ⓘ
active galactic nucleus identification ⓘ brown dwarf searches ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ infrared sky surveys ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ |
| relatedCatalog |
AllWISE Source Catalog
ⓘ
WISE All-Sky Single Exposure Source Table ⓘ |
| scienceGoalsSupport |
cosmology
ⓘ
near-Earth object studies ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ |
| shortName |
WISE All-Sky Catalog
ⓘ
linked to:
WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
|
| skyCoverage | entire sky ⓘ |
| surveyType | all-sky survey ⓘ |
| telescopeName | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ⓘ |
| wavelengthDomain | infrared ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WISE All-Sky Source Catalog Description of subject: The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
linked to: WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
linked to: WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
linked to: WISE All-Sky Source Catalog