IRAS

Summary

IRAS is a space telescope^[1]. IRAS draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #29 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• IRAS's image is recorded as IRAS in orbit.jpg^[3].
• IRAS's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[4].
• IRAS's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312821839^[5].
• IRAS's GND ID is recorded as 4499149-6^[6].
• IRAS's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85330679^[7].
• IRAS's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1983-004A^[8].
• IRAS's Commons category is recorded as Infrared Astronomical Satellite^[9].
• IRAS's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 3000^[10].
• IRAS's SCN is recorded as 13777^[11].
• IRAS's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[12].
• IRAS's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit^[13].
• IRAS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1983-01-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• IRAS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01rzq0^[15].
• IRAS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• IRAS's official website is recorded as http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/iras.html^[17].
• IRAS's has facility is recorded as Q3509346^[18].
• IRAS's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Infrared-Astronomical-Satellite^[19].
• IRAS's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2^[20].
• IRAS's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1073'}^[21].
• IRAS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}^[22].
• IRAS's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.57'}^[23].
• IRAS's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as iras^[24].
• IRAS's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as IRAS^[25].
• IRAS's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 785^[26].
• IRAS's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "13777"]^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

IRAS draws 77 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.^[30] IRAS is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

IRAS is credited with the discovery of 3200 Phaethon^[32], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[33]; LL Pegasi^[34], a carbon star^[35]; Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[36], a non-periodic comet^[37]; 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[38], a periodic comet^[39]; 126P/IRAS^[40], a periodic comet^[41]; and IRAS 05437+2502^[42]. Entities named for IRAS include 3728 IRAS^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

What did IRAS discover?

IRAS is credited as discoverer of 3200 Phaethon^[32], LL Pegasi^[34], Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[36], and 161P/Hartley–IRAS^[38].