Foregrounds: Compact Source Data

The product tables below include compact source data at radio, microwave and infrared frequencies. Catalogs and source masks from ACT, Planck and WMAP are included. Simulated catalogs are listed in a separate table and links are provided to additional useful websites.

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Observed Data Products
Name Frequency Release Date Description
ACT Equatorial Extragalactic Source Catalog 148, 218, 277 GHz 2019 The file ACT_Equatorial_Extragalactic_Gralla_2018.txt is a fixed width ASCII table that contains the catalog of extragalactic sources detected by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope at 148, 218, and 277 GHz.
ACT Equatorial Galactic Source Catalog 148, 218, 277 GHz 2019 The file ACT_Equatorial_Galactic_Gralla_2018.txt is a fixed width ASCII table that contains the catalog of Galactic sources detected by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope at 148, 218, and 277 GHz..
ACT 148/218 GHz Point Source Catalog 148 GHz, 218 GHz 2017 This is a catalog of 191 extragalactic sources detected by ACT at 148 and/or 218 GHz in the 2008 Southern survey.
ACT 148 GHz Point Source Catalog 148 GHz 2011 This is a catalog of point sources detected in 148 GHz data collected by ACT.
ACT Point Source Mask 148 GHz 2012 The point source mask is a map, in FITS format, with the same footprint and. World Coordinate System as the associated 148 GHz and 220 GHz data.
ACTPol DR4 Point Source Maps 98, 150 GHz 2020 ACTPol DR4 2013-2016 maps of point sources signal in Stokes I, Q, and U.
ACTPol DR4 Point Source Masks 98, 150 GHz 2020 Point source masks for the ACTPol DR4 2013-2016 maps.
ACTPol DR3 Point Source Catalog 148 GHz 2018 The file ACTPol-D56_sources.fits is a FITS table that contains the catalog of sources detected in the ACTPol map of the region which we call Deep56 (D56) observed during the second season (2014) of ACTPol observations.
ACTPol DR3 Point Source Masks 148 GHz 2017 The point source masks are maps, in FITS format, with the same footprint and World Coordinate System as the associated ACTPol 148 GHz map.
AKARI All Sky Survey Point Source Catalogs IR (9, 18, 65, 90, 140, 160 μm) 2010 Catalogs of AKARI infrared point sources.
Australia Telescope 20GHz Survey Catalog, AT20G.
Murphy et al. 2010, ADS, On-line Data
20 GHz 2010 The AT20G Survey is a blind radio survey carried out at 20 GHz with the Australia Telescope Compact Array from 2004 to 2008, and covers the whole sky south of declination 0 degrees. The AT20G source catalogue includes 5890 sources above a 20-GHz flux-density limit of 40 mJy. All AT20G sources have total intensity and polarisation measured at 20 GHz, and most sources south of declination -15 degrees also have near-simultaneous flux-density measurements at 5 and 8 GHz. A total of 1559 sources were detected in polarised total intensity at one or more of the three frequencies.
COBE/DIRBE Point Source Catalogs
ETSU
IR (1.25 to 240 μm) 2004 An all-sky catalog containing infrared photometry in 10 bands from 1.25 to 240 microns for 11,788 of the brightest near and mid-infrared point sources in the sky.
GB6 Catalog of Radio Sources
Gregory et al. 1996, ADS, On-line Data
4.85 GHz 1996 A catalog of 75,162 discrete sources from the Green Bank 4.85 GHz survey with angular size <= 10.5', flux density S >= 18 mJy, and 0 < declination < +75 degrees.
GLEAM Low Frequency Extragalactic Catalog
ADS, CDS, HEASARC, GLEAM Site
0.072 GHz to 0.231 GHz 2018 A catalog of 307455 radio sources with flux density measurements at 20 frequencies spanning 72−231 MHz, from the Galactic and Extragalactic All-sky Murchison Widefield Array survey covering declination < +30 degrees and |b| > 10 degrees.
Green's Catalog of Galactic Supernova Remnants
Cavendish Laboratory
1 GHz 2017 June 2017 version, contains 295 Galactic supernova remnants.
WISE Catalog Of Galactic H II Regions,
Anderson et al. 2014, ADS, On-line Data
IR (12, 22 μm) 2014 A catalog of over 8000 Galactic H II regions and H II region candidates identified by searching for their characteristic mid-infrared morphology in WISE 12 μm and 22 μm images. The catalog covers the entire Galactic plane, |b| ≤ 8°, and selected higher latitude fields.
Catalogs of Galactic HII Regions, Giant Molecular Clouds, and 6.7 GHz Methanol Masers Hou and Han 2014, ADS, On-line Data 0.4 to 15 GHz 2014 Catalogs with data collected from the literature for more than 2500 known HII regions, 1300 GMCs, and 900 6.7 GHz methanol masers.
A Radio Catalog of Galactic HII Regions
Paladini et al. 2003, ADS, On-line Data
1.4 to 86 GHz 2003 A comprehensive catalog of 1442 Galactic HII regions with fluxes, diameters, and radio line data from the literature, and a synthetic catalog of fluxes and diameters at 2.7 GHz.
All-Sky 4.85 GHz Flux Measurements of HII Regions Kuchar and Clark 1997, ADS, On-line Data 4.85 GHz 1997 An all-sky flux catalog of 760 H II regions with angular sizes ranging up to 10' at 4.85 GHz from Green Bank and Parkes-MIT-NRAO 4.85 GHz surveys.
IRAS Point Source Catalog IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1989 This is a catalog of 245,889 well-confirmed point sources, i.e., sources with angular extents less than approximately 0.5', 0.5', 1.0', and 2.0' in the in-scan direction at 12, 25, 60, and 100 microns, respectively.
IRAS Point Source Reject Catalog IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1989 This is a catalog of 372,774 potential infrared point sources that failed one or more of the confirmation and confusion criteria and were not, thus, included in the Point Source Catalog.
IRAS Faint Source Catalog IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1990 The Faint Source Survey (FSS) is the definitive IRAS data set for faint point sources.
IRAS Faint Source Reject Catalog IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1990 The Faint Source Reject Catalog contains 593,516 sources rejected for inclusion in the Faint Source Catalog because they failed to meet one or more of the criteria established to ensure the reliability of the FSC.
IRAS Small-Scale Structure Catalog IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1985 The Small-Scale Structure (SSS) Catalog, also known as the catalog of "small extended sources," contains sources resolved by the IRAS in any band (12, 25, 60, or 100 microns) but smaller than 8' in angular extent.
IRAS Cataloged Galaxies and Quasars IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1989 The catalog of galaxies and quasars observed by IRAS (the "Extragalactic Catalog") is a compilation of IRAS Point Source Catalog data for objects appearing in the most widely-used extragalactic catalogs.
1.2-Jy IRAS Redshift Survey IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1995 This catalog contains redshifts of sources selected from the Point Source Catalog. The sample is flux limited to 1.2 Jy at 60 microns, and a color criterion, f_60 > sqrt(f_12 * f_25), where f_w is the flux density at wavelength w, was used to select galaxies over stars and other sources within the Milky Way.
IRAS Asteroid and Comet Survey IR (12, 25, 60, 100 μm) 1986 The IRAS Asteroid and Comet Survey is the largest, most uniform and least biased survey ever conducted of asteroids and comets.
Catalog of Molecular Clouds for the Entire Milky Way Disk Miville-Deschene et al. 2017, ADS, On-line Data 115 GHz 2017 A catalog of 8107 molecular clouds that covers the entire Galactic plane within b +/- 5 degrees from the Dame et al. CO survey.
A Uniform Catalog of Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way Rice et al. 2016, ADS, On-line Data 115 GHz 2016 A catalog of 1064 massive molecular clouds throughout the Galactic plane from the all-Galaxy CO survey of Dame et al.
Planck Release 2 Compact Source Catalog
ESA, IRSA
30 to 857 GHz 2016 The second Planck Catalogue of Compact Sources (PCCS2) is a set of all-sky single-frequency source catalogues extracted from the Planck full-mission maps in intensity and polarization.
Planck Release 1 Compact Source Catalog
ESA, IRSA, HEASARC
30 to 857 GHz 2013 The first Planck Catalogue of Compact Sources (PCCS) is a set of all-sky single-frequency source catalogues extracted from the Planck maps in intensity from the first 15.5 months of observations.
Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalog
ESA, IRSA
30 to 857 GHz 2012 The Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue (ERCSC) is a set of all-sky single-frequency source catalogues extracted from the Planck maps in intensity from the first 10 months of observations.
Planck Release 2 Catalog of Galactic Cold Clumps
ESA IRSA
353 GHz to 3 THz 2015 A list of 13188 Galactic sources and 54 sources in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds identified in Planck data as sources colder than their environment.
Planck Point Source Masks
ESA, IRSA
30 GHz to 857 GHz 2015 Intensity and polarization point source masks for Planck HFI and LFI bands.
SPT 2020 Point Source Catalog 95, 150, 220 GHz 2020 Data products associated with the point-source catalog from 2530 square degrees of SPT data described in Everett et al. (2020).
SPT 2013 Point Source Catalog 95, 150, 220 GHz 2013 A point source catalog together with differential and cumulative source counts at 95, 150, and 220 GHz.
SPT 2010 Point Source Catalog 150 GHz and 220 GHz 2010 A point source catalog together with differential and cumulative source counts at 1.4 and 2.0 mm.
TGSS ADR1 150 MHz Source Catalog 0.15 GHz 2017 A catalog of 0.62 million radio sources covering 90% of the sky from the TIFR GMRT Sky Survey first Alternative Data Release.
WMAP 9-year Point Source Catalog 23 GHz to 94 GHz 2012 Catalog of WMAP point sources.
WMAP 9-year Point Source Catalog Mask 23 GHz to 94 GHz 2012 The mask used to exclude Galactic plane and Magellanic cloud regions in making the WMAP 9-year point source catalog.
WMAP 9-year Point Source Variability 23 GHz to 94 GHz 2012 WMAP point source variability listing.
S-PASS/ATCA Radio Polarimetry Survey
Schnitzeler et al. 2019 ADS, On-line Data
1.3 to 3.1 GHz 2019 S-PASS/ATCA is a survey of compact polarized radio sources spread across the entire southern hemisphere. Targets were selected from the S-band Polarization All-Sky Survey (S-PASS) with the Parkes radio telescope. 4563 sources were re-observed in 2012 with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, using the CABB receiver in the 16 cm band (1.3 - 3.1 GHz), to increase the frequency bandwidth and to improve the angular resolution. S-PASS/ATCA has an angular resolution at 2.2 GHz of typically ~ 2' x 1', and reaches a resolution in RM of 71 rad m-2.

Simulated Data Products
Name Frequency Release Date Description
Sky Maps 30 GHz to 350 GHz 2010 Realistic, full-sky, half-arcminute resolution simulations from Seghal et al. (2010) including maps of infared galaxies and radio galaxies at 6 frequencies from 30 to 350 GHz.
IR Galaxies Catalog 30 GHz to 350 GHz 2010 Catalog of the basic population of infrared galaxies from the simulations of Seghal et al. (2010).
High-Flux IR Galaxies 30 GHz to 350 GHz 2010 Catalog of very high flux infrared galaxies from the simulations of Seghal et al. (2010).
Radio Galaxies Catalog 30 GHz to 350 GHz 2010 Catalog of radio galaxies from the simulations of Seghal et al. (2010).

Links to additional compact source websites:

HEASARC Radio Catalogs
NED Extragalactic Database
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey

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