2MASS

Summary

2MASS is an astronomical catalogue^[1]. 2MASS draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_catalogue category, ranking #7 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2MASS's image is recorded as 2MASS LSS chart-NEW Nasa.jpg^[3].
• 2MASS's instance of is recorded as astronomical catalogue^[4].
• 2MASS's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[5].
• 2MASS's item operated is recorded as Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory^[6].
• 2MASS's item operated is recorded as SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope^[7].
• 2MASS's operator is recorded as University of Massachusetts Amherst^[8].
• 2MASS's operator is recorded as Infrared Processing and Analysis Center^[9].
• 2MASS's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[10].
• 2MASS's Commons category is recorded as 2MASS^[11].
• 2MASS's publication date is recorded as +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 2MASS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022v61^[13].
• 2MASS's official website is recorded as http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/^[14].
• 2MASS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2MASS objects^[15].
• 2MASS's main subject is recorded as galaxy^[16].
• 2MASS's main subject is recorded as brown dwarf^[17].
• 2MASS's product or material produced is recorded as image^[18].
• 2MASS's product or material produced is recorded as astronomical catalogue^[19].
• 2MASS's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Two-Micron-All-Sky-Survey^[20].
• 2MASS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '2MASS'}^[21].
• 2MASS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '2MASS'}^[22].
• 2MASS's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'Q175821', 'amount': '+1.235'}^[23].
• 2MASS's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'Q175821', 'amount': '+1.662'}^[24].
• 2MASS's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'Q175821', 'amount': '+2.159'}^[25].
• 2MASS's funder is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[26].
• 2MASS's funder is recorded as National Science Foundation^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include astronomical catalogue^[4] and astronomical survey^[5].

Why It Matters

2MASS draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_catalogue category, ranking #7 of 44).^[2] 2MASS has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] 2MASS is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

2MASS is credited with the discovery of Kepler-51^[30], a G-type main-sequence star^[31]; Kepler-17^[32], a star^[33]; and Kepler-31^[34], a star^[35].

FAQs

What did 2MASS discover?

2MASS is credited as discoverer of Kepler-51^[30], Kepler-17^[32], and Kepler-31^[34].