2MASS All-Sky Point 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.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
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| 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. |
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| identifier | ivo://irsa.ipac/2mass/catalog/psc |
| keyword |
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| landingPage | https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/2MASS/docs/releases/allsky/doc/sec2_2.html |
| modified | 2026-02-17 |
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| publisher |
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| theme |
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|
| title | 2MASS All-Sky Point Source Catalog |
