2MASS Image Metadata (Footprint) Service

The CGI program:

/cgi-bin/Oasis/2MASSFootprint/nph-footprint

on this server returns an ASCII table of 2MASS image metadata for sources in the area of interest suitable for drawing footprints.

CGI parameters:

  • location: Object name or coordinate string (fairly free-form).

  • radius: Field size in degrees (default: 5).

  • units: Units (deg, arcmin, arcsec).

  • polygon: Convex sky polygon parameters (a count plus pairs of equatorial J2000 decimal degree values)

size and polygon are mutually exclusive with polygon taking precedence.

Object or location:
Size: