2MASS Extended Source Catalog: Overview and Algorithms
2MASS Extended Source Catalog: Overview and Algorithms
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) will observe over 1,000,000 galaxies and extended Galactic sources covering the entire sky at wavelengths between 1 and 2 μm. Most of these galaxies will be newly cataloged objects. The survey catalog will have both high completeness and reliability down to J = …