IRAS

Summary

IRAS is a space telescope^[1]. IRAS has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• IRAS's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[3].
• IRAS's Commons category is recorded as Infrared Astronomical Satellite^[4].
• IRAS's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 3000^[5].
• IRAS's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[6].
• IRAS's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit^[7].
• IRAS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as January 26, 1983^[8].
• IRAS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[9].
• IRAS's official website is recorded as http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/iras.html^[10].
• IRAS's has facility is recorded as Q3509346^[11].
• IRAS's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2^[12].
• IRAS's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1073'}^[13].
• IRAS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}^[14].
• IRAS's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.57'}^[15].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[16], an asteroid^[17].

Why It Matters

IRAS has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] IRAS is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

IRAS is credited with the discovery of 3200 Phaethon^[19], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[20]; LL Pegasi^[21], a carbon star^[22]; 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[23], a periodic comet^[24]; 126P/IRAS^[25], a periodic comet^[26]; IRAS 05437+2502^[27]; and Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[28], a non-periodic comet^[29]. Entities named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[16], an asteroid^[17].

FAQs

What did IRAS discover?

IRAS is credited as discoverer of 3200 Phaethon^[19], LL Pegasi^[21], 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[23], and 126P/IRAS^[25].