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2MASS

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2MASSTwo Micron All-Sky Survey (astronomy)


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They propose that the star, dubbed 2MASS 1227-0447, may have come from a small galaxy that ventured close enough to the Milky Way to be ripped apart by gravitational forces.
5) He merged these data with r' magnitude data from the earlier Carlsberg CMC12 catalogue and with 2MASS data (0.
The star he was pointing at when the mysterious object appeared was 2MASS J04082905-140334 (where 2MASS refers to the 2 Micron All Sky Survey).
 
 
 
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