Two Micron All-Sky Survey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Two_Micron_All-Sky_Survey

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:2MASS
gptkbp:band	gptkb:Ks_band H band J band
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:2MASS_Extended_Source_Catalog gptkb:2MASS_Point_Source_Catalog
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst gptkb:Infrared_Processing_and_Analysis_Center
gptkbp:endDate	2001
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Two Micron All-Sky Survey
gptkbp:notableFinds	quasars galaxies brown dwarfs low-mass stars
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes	hundreds of millions of objects
gptkbp:purpose	map the entire sky in infrared
gptkbp:releaseDate	2003
gptkbp:servesArea	entire sky
gptkbp:startYear	1997
gptkbp:telescopeLocation	gptkb:Mount_Hopkins,_Arizona gptkb:Cerro_Tololo,_Chile
gptkbp:type	photometric data infrared images
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:cosmology astronomical research Milky Way structure studies star cataloging galaxy cataloging
gptkbp:wavelengthRange	infrared 2 microns
gptkbp:website	https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2MASS_survey gptkb:2MASS
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7