Publications (7)
Rule-based Cross-matching of Very Large Catalogs in NED
Patrick M. Ogle, Joe Mazzarella, Rick Ebert +4
The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) has deployed a new rule-based cross-matching algorithm called Match Expert (MatchEx), capable of cross-matching very large catalogs (VLCs…
Iris: The VAO SED Application
Stephen Doe, Nina Bonaventura, Ivo Busko +8
We present Iris, the VAO (Virtual Astronomical Observatory) application for analyzing SEDs (spectral energy distributions). Iris is the result of one of the major science initiativ…
Redshift-Independent Distances in the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database: Methodology, Content and Use of NED-D
Ian Steer, Barry F. Madore, Joseph M. Mazzarella +13
Estimates of galaxy distances based on indicators that are independent of cosmological redshift are fundamental to astrophysics. Researchers use them to establish the extragalactic…
Best Practices for Data Publication in the Astronomical Literature
Tracy X. Chen, Marion Schmitz, Joseph M. Mazzarella +42
We present an overview of best practices for publishing data in astronomy and astrophysics journals. These recommendations are intended as a reference for authors to help prepare a…
Iris: an Extensible Application for Building and Analyzing Spectral Energy Distributions
Omar Laurino, Jamie Budynkiewicz, Raffaele D'Abrusco +11
Iris is an extensible application that provides astronomers with a user-friendly interface capable of ingesting broad-band data from many different sources in order to build, explo…
Classification of Astrophysics Journal Articles with Machine Learning to Identify Data for NED
Tracy X. Chen, Rick Ebert, Joseph M. Mazzarella +7
The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) is a comprehensive online service that combines fundamental multi-wavelength information for known objects beyond the Milky Way and provi…