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    • IRAS 1.2-Jy Redshift Survey

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

    This is The Redshift Survey of Fisher, Huchra, Strauss, Davis, Yahil and Schlegel; the data set is described in full in ApJ 361, 49 (1990). The data for the brighter half are included in ApJ Supp 1992, 83, 29; the data for the fainter half are included in ApJ Supp 1995, 100, 69. The survey contains 9897 objects selected from the IRAS database according to the following criteria: <pre> F60 > 1.2 Jy; F60<sup>2</sup> > F12 f25; |b| < 5; high source density flag at 60 microns not raised. </pre> Thus, this database consists of both galaxies and Galaxian contaminants. The sample contains ~5320 galaxies, and 14 objects without identifications at the present time. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
    Publisher High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
    Maintainer
    Identifier ivo://nasa.heasarc/iraszsurv
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Astrophysics
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL ivo://nasa.heasarc/iraszsurv
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 087e41f206105e2a544f2e642e68b7a029ff53be282aab09aebc4132b48ba483
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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