WISE 3-Band Cryo: Possible Associations of Known Solar System Objects

From 6 August 2010 to 29 September 2010, the WISE telescope scanned approximately 30% of the sky during its 3-Band Cryo survey phase. This list contains predicted associations between known asteroids and comets and over 3.7 billion infrared sources detected in the 3.4, 4.6, and 12 μm bands. The data was produced by NASA's WISE mission.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference known asteroid orbits with infrared detections based on predicted positional proximity.
• Analyze infrared photometry (brightness in three bands) of solar system objects based on the provided source information.
• Study the frequency and coverage of asteroid observations during the WISE 3-Band Cryo survey phase.
• Identify potential new associations or discrepancies for known solar system objects based on the WISE source catalog.

Strengths

• Contains positional and photometric data for over 3.7 billion infrared sources.
• Covers approximately 30% of the sky from a defined survey period (Aug-Sep 2010).
• Produced by NASA, an authoritative source for space science data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the association list is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific 2-month survey window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Extracted from observations during the WISE 3-Band Cryo survey phase, with associations predicted from known solar system object orbits.

Time Range

6 August 2010 through 29 September 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:34:36.553470; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Approximately 30% of the sky (celestial coverage)