Open-science practice
Cross-Matching
Identifying the same object across different catalogues and wavelengths — matching a source in an infrared survey to its optical and X-ray counterparts — so that all that is known about an object can be brought together despite different names and positions.
Organisations, telescopes & standards
Knowledge connections
- Associated withVizieR
- Associated withSIMBAD
- Associated withReal-Time Alert Classification
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.