The stellar component of the galaxy as seen by the AFGL infrared sky survey

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view Abstract Citations (50) References (43) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The stellar component of the galaxy as seen by the AFGL Infrared Sky Survey. Grasdalen, Gary L. ; Gehrz, R. D. ; Hackwell, J. A. ; Castelaz, M. ; Gullixson, C. 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: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Pub Date: October 1983 DOI: 10.1086/190897 Bibcode: 1983ApJS...53..413G Keywords: Astronomical Catalogs; Infrared Astronomy; Milky Way Galaxy; Sky Surveys (Astronomy); Star Distribution; Stellar Spectrophotometry; Armed Forces (United States); Stellar Envelopes; Astronomy full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (744) CDS (2) Related Materials (1) Catalog: 1996yCat.2095....0G