The stellar component of the galaxy as seen by the AFGL Infrared Sky Survey.
Abstract
The noise-limited magnitudes for the Air Force Geophysical Laboratory (AFGL) Infrared Sky Survey have been estimated by direct comparison with ground-based observations. Using these limiting magnitudes, 'pruned' versions of the AFGL catalog have been generated. Infrared observations of all the stellar objects seen at 11, 20, or 27 microns and a statistical sample of the stars seen only at 4 microns are reported. Analysis of the observations leads to estimates of the absolute 4 and 10 microns magnitudes and space densities for the two clases of objects. The expected results from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite are reexamined.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- October 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1086/190897
- Bibcode:
- 1983ApJS...53..413G
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Infrared Astronomy;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Sky Surveys (Astronomy);
- Star Distribution;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- Armed Forces (United States);
- Stellar Envelopes;
- Astronomy