IRAS

Summary

IRAS is a space telescope^[1]. IRAS draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #29 of 124).^[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 Q3151669^[11].
• IRAS's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2^[12].
• IRAS's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+1073'}^[13].
• IRAS's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+103'}^[14].
• IRAS's diameter is recorded as {'amount': '+0.57'}^[15].
• IRAS's P14541 is recorded as HNJeh^[16].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[17], an asteroid^[18].

Why It Matters

IRAS draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #29 of 124).^[2] IRAS has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] IRAS is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

IRAS is credited with the discovery of 3200 Phaethon^[21], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[22]; 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[23], a periodic comet^[24]; LL Pegasi^[25], a carbon star^[26]; Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[27], a non-periodic comet^[28]; 126P/IRAS^[29], a periodic comet^[30]; and IRAS 05437+2502^[31]. Entities named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[17], an asteroid^[18].

FAQs

What did IRAS discover?

IRAS is credited as discoverer of 3200 Phaethon^[21], 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[23], LL Pegasi^[25], and Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[27].