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IRAF

software system for the reduction and analysis of astronomical data
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IRAF

Summary

IRAF is a software[1]. IRAF ranks in the top 6% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IRAF's image is recorded as IRAF.png[3].
  • IRAF's instance of is recorded as software[4].
  • IRAF's logo image is recorded as IRAF logo.svg[5].
  • IRAF's developer is recorded as Ole Streicher[6].
  • IRAF's developer is recorded as NOIRLab[7].
  • IRAF's copyright license is recorded as open-source license[8].
  • IRAF's programmed in is recorded as SPP[9].
  • IRAF's programmed in is recorded as Fortran[10].
  • IRAF's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • IRAF's programmed in is recorded as Ratfor[12].
  • IRAF's operating system is recorded as Linux[13].
  • IRAF's operating system is recorded as macOS[14].
  • IRAF's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[15].
  • IRAF's operating system is recorded as Hurd[16].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.16[17].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.16.1[18].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.17[19].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.17.1[20].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.18[21].
  • IRAF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.18.1[22].
  • IRAF's DOI is recorded as 10.5281/ZENODO.5816743[23].
  • IRAF's has use is recorded as astronomy[24].
  • IRAF's platform is recorded as Q272629[25].
  • IRAF's platform is recorded as AArch64[26].
  • IRAF's platform is recorded as Q182933[27].

Why It Matters

IRAF ranks in the top 6% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] IRAF has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] IRAF is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Apple M1 astronomy DEC Alpha Fortran FreeBSD Hurd Linux macOS NOIRLab PowerPC Ratfor software

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . iraf.noirlab.edu. Retrieved . iraf.noirlab.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . iraf.readthedocs.io. iraf.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . iraf-community.github.io. iraf-community.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iraf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IRAF}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iraf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-08}}
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