VI. Analysis of the 2MASS Second Incremental Release Catalogs

3. Color Transformations for the 2MASS Second Incremental Data Release

Table 4: ARNICA Standards

Name Coordinates (J2000) ARNICA Photometry 2MASS Photometry

RA Dec J EJ H EH K EK J EJ H EH K_s EK_s N

AS02-0 00:55:58.63 +39:10:08.9 8.775 0.006 8.771 0.012 8.770 0.009 8.789 0.024 8.742 0.046 8.798 0.032 1

AS06-0 02:41:03.78 +47:41:23.8 8.713 0.010 8.694 0.014 8.674 0.010 8.705 0.017 8.713 0.010 8.687 0.028 1

AS08-0 03:38:08.24 +35:10:52.2 8.744 0.011 8.723 0.014 8.697 0.012 8.746 0.016 8.714 0.021 8.718 0.025 1

AS08-1 03:38:12.04 +35:10:10.9 8.772 0.011 7.836 0.018 7.570 0.017 8.811 0.038 7.834 0.036 7.589 0.021 1

AS08-2 03:38:08.44 +35:09:38.4 9.728 0.011 9.121 0.015 8.995 0.016 9.730 0.028 9.164 0.028 9.008 0.025 1

AS09-0 04:11:05.40 +60:10:24.8 8.432 0.012 8.380 0.014 8.340 0.011 8.404 0.015 8.380 0.012 8.324 0.017 2

AS09-1 04:11:06.16 +60:09:38.5 11.546 0.015 10.923 0.016 10.730 0.015 11.576 0.021 10.974 0.023 10.751 0.017 2

AS10-0 04:52:58.85 -00:14:41.3 11.349 0.011 11.281 0.009 11.259 0.006 11.325 0.020 11.281 0.022 11.213 0.020 2

AS11-0 05:29:55.56 +39:38:58.5 9.151 0.009 9.181 0.010 9.183 0.011 9.154 0.034 9.211 0.032 9.194 0.032 1

AS11-1 05:30:01.92 +39:37:48.3 11.299 0.009 10.342 0.015 10.051 0.008 11.328 0.034 10.335 0.033 10.028 0.034 1

AS12-0 05:52:27.60 +15:53:13.6 13.700 0.018 13.812 0.015 13.884 0.011 13.722 0.039 13.898 0.043 14.010 0.075 1

AS12-1 05:52:21.52 +15:52:41.6 11.241 0.007 10.931 0.018 10.866 0.020 11.319 0.037 10.958 0.032 10.893 0.039 1

AS13-0 05:57:07.56 +00:01:11.4 10.517 0.005 10.189 0.005 10.137 0.005 10.522 0.016 10.212 0.017 10.146 0.017 2

AS13-1 05:57:10.41 +00:01:38.8 12.201 0.019 11.781 0.007 11.648 0.009 12.219 0.018 11.817 0.019 11.669 0.019 2

AS13-2 05:57:09.42 +00:01:51.0 12.521 0.008 12.101 0.005 11.970 0.006 12.559 0.017 12.132 0.019 11.982 0.019 2

AS13-3 05:57:08.04 +00:00:07.2 13.345 0.015 12.964 0.017 12.812 0.012 13.375 0.018 12.969 0.024 12.877 0.025 2

AS14-0 06:11:24.87 +61:32:11.8 8.688 0.013 8.623 0.014 8.590 0.007 8.653 0.013 8.688 0.029 8.640 0.021 2

AS14-1 06:11:30.09 +61:32:04.4 9.871 0.015 9.801 0.015 9.755 0.011 9.871 0.019 9.786 0.023 9.773 0.021 2

AS15-0 06:40:34.30 +09:19:11.2 10.874 0.007 10.669 0.010 10.628 0.008 10.939 0.027 10.710 0.030 10.643 0.029 1

AS15-1 06:40:36.32 +09:18:57.7 12.656 0.011 11.980 0.010 11.792 0.011 12.710 0.026 12.046 0.030 11.804 0.030 1

AS15-2 06:40:38.00 +09:18:39.2 13.711 0.014 12.927 0.017 12.719 0.012 13.751 0.027 12.968 0.034 12.711 0.035 1

AS15-3 06:40:37.91 +09:18:16.8 14.320 0.015 13.667 0.017 13.415 0.015 14.334 0.032 13.651 0.037 13.344 0.039 1

AS17-0 07:38:15.50 +38:56:14.8 14.353 0.012 14.039 0.015 13.983 0.016 14.353 0.038 14.086 0.060 14.078 0.070 1

AS17-1 07:38:19.19 +38:55:15.7 12.434 0.009 12.077 0.012 12.027 0.017 12.438 0.033 12.139 0.053 11.989 0.036 1

AS17-2 07:38:16.51 +38:57:12.5 14.745 0.012 14.124 0.012 13.871 0.016 14.744 0.044 14.152 0.062 13.930 0.067 1

AS17-3 07:38:10.69 +38:57:10.7 13.077 0.007 12.782 0.010 12.706 0.006 13.099 0.024 12.784 0.039 12.715 0.031 2

AS18-0 08:51:05.75 +11:43:46.8 12.741 0.008 12.402 0.004 12.338 0.013 12.740 0.037 12.417 0.040 12.355 0.036 1

AS18-1 08:51:03.51 +11:45:02.7 10.769 0.024 10.614 0.014 10.575 0.014 10.727 0.021 10.611 0.023 10.580 0.024 1

AS19-0 08:51:19.69 +11:52:10.8 12.670 0.014 12.334 0.013 12.263 0.004 12.692 0.024 12.342 0.027 12.263 0.025 2

AS19-1 08:51:21.75 +11:52:37.9 10.095 0.017 9.794 0.013 9.746 0.010 10.107 0.015 9.833 0.017 9.758 0.016 2

AS19-2 08:51:20.16 +11:52:48.0 12.745 0.019 12.488 0.024 12.437 0.012 12.757 0.024 12.519 0.027 12.426 0.025 2

AS20-0 09:19:27.57 +43:31:45.7 9.551 0.012 9.519 0.007 9.497 0.015 9.593 0.030 --- --- 9.554 0.034 1

AS21-0 10:28:42.08 +36:46:17.0 9.061 0.007 9.043 0.015 9.031 0.007 9.050 0.027 9.050 0.034 8.992 0.033 1

AS22-0 11:37:05.13 +29:47:58.8 12.966 0.005 13.038 0.010 13.158 0.007 13.010 0.027 13.103 0.030 13.179 0.038 1

AS23-0 12:02:53.36 +04:08:45.9 8.889 0.010 8.847 0.009 8.828 0.010 8.918 0.021 8.875 0.065 8.882 0.027 1

AS24-0 12:35:15.34 +62:56:57.0 9.398 0.009 9.345 0.009 9.338 0.010 9.439 0.029 9.411 0.034 9.357 0.035 1

AS25-0 12:57:02.32 +22:01:52.6 14.029 0.008 14.134 0.010 14.195 0.009 14.030 0.022 14.222 0.035 14.267 0.046 2

AS26-0 13:41:43.59 +28:29:51.3 13.000 0.015 12.455 0.012 12.379 0.010 13.017 0.018 12.482 0.023 12.416 0.020 2

AS26-1 13:41:47.22 +28:29:48.8 12.120 0.016 11.527 0.016 11.428 0.016 12.153 0.028 11.549 0.023 11.438 0.019 2

AS27-1 14:40:07.36 +00:02:23.3 12.991 0.015 12.677 0.024 12.608 0.019 12.964 0.022 12.689 0.022 12.596 0.023 2

AS28-0 15:09:20.24 +39:25:48.6 8.455 0.010 8.378 0.014 8.372 0.008 8.418 0.024 8.372 0.020 8.365 0.038 1

AS29-1 15:38:30.63 +00:14:22.0 13.904 0.017 13.566 0.019 13.503 0.020 13.892 0.030 13.534 0.035 13.425 0.036 1

AS30-0 16:40:41.62 +36:21:12.8 13.505 0.004 13.197 0.011 13.141 0.014 13.496 0.035 13.183 0.038 13.175 0.053 1

AS30-1 16:40:36.65 +36:22:40.2 12.497 0.017 12.157 0.011 12.175 0.021 12.530 0.034 12.166 0.033 12.172 0.040 1

AS31-1 17:44:06.16 -00:24:22.4 12.504 0.010 12.131 0.011 12.048 0.007 12.533 0.031 12.202 0.036 12.028 0.029 1

AS31-2 17:44:04.84 -00:24:11.1 13.290 0.009 12.633 0.011 12.476 0.010 13.298 0.031 12.661 0.038 12.448 0.031 1

AS32-0 18:36:10.66 +65:04:29.7 8.017 0.018 7.917 0.012 7.925 0.014 8.019 0.022 7.910 0.020 7.924 0.015 1

AS33-0 18:27:13.50 +04:03:10.0 12.220 0.004 11.834 0.005 11.739 0.009 12.229 0.034 11.839 0.024 11.761 0.032 1

AS33-1 18:27:12.38 +04:02:14.7 13.180 0.009 12.477 0.004 12.343 0.008 13.194 0.037 12.516 0.025 12.321 0.037 1

AS33-2 18:27:15.50 +04:03:33.9 13.724 0.024 13.271 0.023 13.168 0.014 13.713 0.037 13.265 0.033 13.183 0.043 1

AS34-0 19:17:34.55 +48:06:02.8 8.443 0.019 8.434 0.003 8.436 0.019 8.459 0.022 8.453 0.034 8.430 0.037 1

AS35-0 20:35:11.23 +36:08:48.6 8.625 0.009 8.544 0.011 8.524 0.006 8.612 0.023 8.570 0.020 8.514 0.026 1

AS36-0 21:52:25.38 +02:23:19.5 13.168 0.013 13.242 0.007 13.301 0.007 13.146 0.029 13.232 0.036 13.336 0.046 1

AS36-1 21:52:26.26 +02:24:41.2 13.538 0.028 13.049 0.012 12.960 0.014 13.486 0.028 13.000 0.031 12.924 0.037 1

AS36-2 21:52:22.47 +02:24:31.9 14.246 0.014 13.847 0.014 13.737 0.008 14.277 0.032 13.854 0.041 13.773 0.053 1

AS36-3 21:52:21.99 +02:22:51.0 14.165 0.004 13.607 0.009 13.333 0.022 14.143 0.032 13.653 0.038 13.292 0.039 1

AS36-4 21:52:25.42 +02:23:39.9 15.312 0.008 14.769 0.006 14.514 0.022 15.243 0.050 14.800 0.080 14.499 0.088 1

AS37-0 22:25:20.70 +40:09:36.8 8.669 0.017 8.678 0.009 8.635 0.009 8.635 0.019 8.650 0.017 8.607 0.023 1

AS37-1 22:25:19.77 +40:08:04.0 11.020 0.026 10.516 0.014 10.399 0.011 11.014 0.023 10.457 0.024 10.368 0.023 1

AS40-0 23:58:50.25 +61:10:01.6 11.051 0.013 10.408 0.013 10.240 0.013 11.033 0.018 10.369 0.034 10.197 0.020 2

AS40-1 23:58:43.24 +61:10:25.4 11.900 0.012 11.097 0.011 10.861 0.008 11.990 0.031 11.119 0.033 10.857 0.033 1

AS40-2 23:58:59.76 +61:10:26.1 11.477 0.018 10.569 0.014 10.314 0.018 --- --- --- --- 10.290 0.026 1

AS40-3 23:58:57.59 +61:09:45.4 10.578 0.015 9.966 0.011 9.785 0.008 10.599 0.018 9.918 0.019 9.757 0.021 2

AS40-4 23:58:53.65 +61:11:01.9 10.356 0.015 9.695 0.008 9.516 0.007 10.333 0.018 9.659 0.019 9.457 0.021 2

AS40-5 23:58:43.16 +61:09:39.6 9.488 0.013 9.418 0.007 9.405 0.008 --- --- 9.473 0.034 9.448 0.033 2

Table 4: ARNICA Standards
Name	Coordinates (J2000)	ARNICA Photometry	2MASS Photometry
	RA	Dec	J	EJ	H	EH	K	EK	J	EJ	H	EH	K_s	EK_s	N
AS02-0	00:55:58.63	+39:10:08.9	8.775	0.006	8.771	0.012	8.770	0.009	8.789	0.024	8.742	0.046	8.798	0.032	1
AS06-0	02:41:03.78	+47:41:23.8	8.713	0.010	8.694	0.014	8.674	0.010	8.705	0.017	8.713	0.010	8.687	0.028	1
AS08-0	03:38:08.24	+35:10:52.2	8.744	0.011	8.723	0.014	8.697	0.012	8.746	0.016	8.714	0.021	8.718	0.025	1
AS08-1	03:38:12.04	+35:10:10.9	8.772	0.011	7.836	0.018	7.570	0.017	8.811	0.038	7.834	0.036	7.589	0.021	1
AS08-2	03:38:08.44	+35:09:38.4	9.728	0.011	9.121	0.015	8.995	0.016	9.730	0.028	9.164	0.028	9.008	0.025	1
AS09-0	04:11:05.40	+60:10:24.8	8.432	0.012	8.380	0.014	8.340	0.011	8.404	0.015	8.380	0.012	8.324	0.017	2
AS09-1	04:11:06.16	+60:09:38.5	11.546	0.015	10.923	0.016	10.730	0.015	11.576	0.021	10.974	0.023	10.751	0.017	2
AS10-0	04:52:58.85	-00:14:41.3	11.349	0.011	11.281	0.009	11.259	0.006	11.325	0.020	11.281	0.022	11.213	0.020	2
AS11-0	05:29:55.56	+39:38:58.5	9.151	0.009	9.181	0.010	9.183	0.011	9.154	0.034	9.211	0.032	9.194	0.032	1
AS11-1	05:30:01.92	+39:37:48.3	11.299	0.009	10.342	0.015	10.051	0.008	11.328	0.034	10.335	0.033	10.028	0.034	1
AS12-0	05:52:27.60	+15:53:13.6	13.700	0.018	13.812	0.015	13.884	0.011	13.722	0.039	13.898	0.043	14.010	0.075	1
AS12-1	05:52:21.52	+15:52:41.6	11.241	0.007	10.931	0.018	10.866	0.020	11.319	0.037	10.958	0.032	10.893	0.039	1
AS13-0	05:57:07.56	+00:01:11.4	10.517	0.005	10.189	0.005	10.137	0.005	10.522	0.016	10.212	0.017	10.146	0.017	2
AS13-1	05:57:10.41	+00:01:38.8	12.201	0.019	11.781	0.007	11.648	0.009	12.219	0.018	11.817	0.019	11.669	0.019	2
AS13-2	05:57:09.42	+00:01:51.0	12.521	0.008	12.101	0.005	11.970	0.006	12.559	0.017	12.132	0.019	11.982	0.019	2
AS13-3	05:57:08.04	+00:00:07.2	13.345	0.015	12.964	0.017	12.812	0.012	13.375	0.018	12.969	0.024	12.877	0.025	2
AS14-0	06:11:24.87	+61:32:11.8	8.688	0.013	8.623	0.014	8.590	0.007	8.653	0.013	8.688	0.029	8.640	0.021	2
AS14-1	06:11:30.09	+61:32:04.4	9.871	0.015	9.801	0.015	9.755	0.011	9.871	0.019	9.786	0.023	9.773	0.021	2
AS15-0	06:40:34.30	+09:19:11.2	10.874	0.007	10.669	0.010	10.628	0.008	10.939	0.027	10.710	0.030	10.643	0.029	1
AS15-1	06:40:36.32	+09:18:57.7	12.656	0.011	11.980	0.010	11.792	0.011	12.710	0.026	12.046	0.030	11.804	0.030	1
AS15-2	06:40:38.00	+09:18:39.2	13.711	0.014	12.927	0.017	12.719	0.012	13.751	0.027	12.968	0.034	12.711	0.035	1
AS15-3	06:40:37.91	+09:18:16.8	14.320	0.015	13.667	0.017	13.415	0.015	14.334	0.032	13.651	0.037	13.344	0.039	1
AS17-0	07:38:15.50	+38:56:14.8	14.353	0.012	14.039	0.015	13.983	0.016	14.353	0.038	14.086	0.060	14.078	0.070	1
AS17-1	07:38:19.19	+38:55:15.7	12.434	0.009	12.077	0.012	12.027	0.017	12.438	0.033	12.139	0.053	11.989	0.036	1
AS17-2	07:38:16.51	+38:57:12.5	14.745	0.012	14.124	0.012	13.871	0.016	14.744	0.044	14.152	0.062	13.930	0.067	1
AS17-3	07:38:10.69	+38:57:10.7	13.077	0.007	12.782	0.010	12.706	0.006	13.099	0.024	12.784	0.039	12.715	0.031	2
AS18-0	08:51:05.75	+11:43:46.8	12.741	0.008	12.402	0.004	12.338	0.013	12.740	0.037	12.417	0.040	12.355	0.036	1
AS18-1	08:51:03.51	+11:45:02.7	10.769	0.024	10.614	0.014	10.575	0.014	10.727	0.021	10.611	0.023	10.580	0.024	1
AS19-0	08:51:19.69	+11:52:10.8	12.670	0.014	12.334	0.013	12.263	0.004	12.692	0.024	12.342	0.027	12.263	0.025	2
AS19-1	08:51:21.75	+11:52:37.9	10.095	0.017	9.794	0.013	9.746	0.010	10.107	0.015	9.833	0.017	9.758	0.016	2
AS19-2	08:51:20.16	+11:52:48.0	12.745	0.019	12.488	0.024	12.437	0.012	12.757	0.024	12.519	0.027	12.426	0.025	2
AS20-0	09:19:27.57	+43:31:45.7	9.551	0.012	9.519	0.007	9.497	0.015	9.593	0.030	---	---	9.554	0.034	1
AS21-0	10:28:42.08	+36:46:17.0	9.061	0.007	9.043	0.015	9.031	0.007	9.050	0.027	9.050	0.034	8.992	0.033	1
AS22-0	11:37:05.13	+29:47:58.8	12.966	0.005	13.038	0.010	13.158	0.007	13.010	0.027	13.103	0.030	13.179	0.038	1
AS23-0	12:02:53.36	+04:08:45.9	8.889	0.010	8.847	0.009	8.828	0.010	8.918	0.021	8.875	0.065	8.882	0.027	1
AS24-0	12:35:15.34	+62:56:57.0	9.398	0.009	9.345	0.009	9.338	0.010	9.439	0.029	9.411	0.034	9.357	0.035	1
AS25-0	12:57:02.32	+22:01:52.6	14.029	0.008	14.134	0.010	14.195	0.009	14.030	0.022	14.222	0.035	14.267	0.046	2
AS26-0	13:41:43.59	+28:29:51.3	13.000	0.015	12.455	0.012	12.379	0.010	13.017	0.018	12.482	0.023	12.416	0.020	2
AS26-1	13:41:47.22	+28:29:48.8	12.120	0.016	11.527	0.016	11.428	0.016	12.153	0.028	11.549	0.023	11.438	0.019	2
AS27-1	14:40:07.36	+00:02:23.3	12.991	0.015	12.677	0.024	12.608	0.019	12.964	0.022	12.689	0.022	12.596	0.023	2
AS28-0	15:09:20.24	+39:25:48.6	8.455	0.010	8.378	0.014	8.372	0.008	8.418	0.024	8.372	0.020	8.365	0.038	1
AS29-1	15:38:30.63	+00:14:22.0	13.904	0.017	13.566	0.019	13.503	0.020	13.892	0.030	13.534	0.035	13.425	0.036	1
AS30-0	16:40:41.62	+36:21:12.8	13.505	0.004	13.197	0.011	13.141	0.014	13.496	0.035	13.183	0.038	13.175	0.053	1
AS30-1	16:40:36.65	+36:22:40.2	12.497	0.017	12.157	0.011	12.175	0.021	12.530	0.034	12.166	0.033	12.172	0.040	1
AS31-1	17:44:06.16	-00:24:22.4	12.504	0.010	12.131	0.011	12.048	0.007	12.533	0.031	12.202	0.036	12.028	0.029	1
AS31-2	17:44:04.84	-00:24:11.1	13.290	0.009	12.633	0.011	12.476	0.010	13.298	0.031	12.661	0.038	12.448	0.031	1
AS32-0	18:36:10.66	+65:04:29.7	8.017	0.018	7.917	0.012	7.925	0.014	8.019	0.022	7.910	0.020	7.924	0.015	1
AS33-0	18:27:13.50	+04:03:10.0	12.220	0.004	11.834	0.005	11.739	0.009	12.229	0.034	11.839	0.024	11.761	0.032	1
AS33-1	18:27:12.38	+04:02:14.7	13.180	0.009	12.477	0.004	12.343	0.008	13.194	0.037	12.516	0.025	12.321	0.037	1
AS33-2	18:27:15.50	+04:03:33.9	13.724	0.024	13.271	0.023	13.168	0.014	13.713	0.037	13.265	0.033	13.183	0.043	1
AS34-0	19:17:34.55	+48:06:02.8	8.443	0.019	8.434	0.003	8.436	0.019	8.459	0.022	8.453	0.034	8.430	0.037	1
AS35-0	20:35:11.23	+36:08:48.6	8.625	0.009	8.544	0.011	8.524	0.006	8.612	0.023	8.570	0.020	8.514	0.026	1
AS36-0	21:52:25.38	+02:23:19.5	13.168	0.013	13.242	0.007	13.301	0.007	13.146	0.029	13.232	0.036	13.336	0.046	1
AS36-1	21:52:26.26	+02:24:41.2	13.538	0.028	13.049	0.012	12.960	0.014	13.486	0.028	13.000	0.031	12.924	0.037	1
AS36-2	21:52:22.47	+02:24:31.9	14.246	0.014	13.847	0.014	13.737	0.008	14.277	0.032	13.854	0.041	13.773	0.053	1
AS36-3	21:52:21.99	+02:22:51.0	14.165	0.004	13.607	0.009	13.333	0.022	14.143	0.032	13.653	0.038	13.292	0.039	1
AS36-4	21:52:25.42	+02:23:39.9	15.312	0.008	14.769	0.006	14.514	0.022	15.243	0.050	14.800	0.080	14.499	0.088	1
AS37-0	22:25:20.70	+40:09:36.8	8.669	0.017	8.678	0.009	8.635	0.009	8.635	0.019	8.650	0.017	8.607	0.023	1
AS37-1	22:25:19.77	+40:08:04.0	11.020	0.026	10.516	0.014	10.399	0.011	11.014	0.023	10.457	0.024	10.368	0.023	1
AS40-0	23:58:50.25	+61:10:01.6	11.051	0.013	10.408	0.013	10.240	0.013	11.033	0.018	10.369	0.034	10.197	0.020	2
AS40-1	23:58:43.24	+61:10:25.4	11.900	0.012	11.097	0.011	10.861	0.008	11.990	0.031	11.119	0.033	10.857	0.033	1
AS40-2	23:58:59.76	+61:10:26.1	11.477	0.018	10.569	0.014	10.314	0.018	---	---	---	---	10.290	0.026	1
AS40-3	23:58:57.59	+61:09:45.4	10.578	0.015	9.966	0.011	9.785	0.008	10.599	0.018	9.918	0.019	9.757	0.021	2
AS40-4	23:58:53.65	+61:11:01.9	10.356	0.015	9.695	0.008	9.516	0.007	10.333	0.018	9.659	0.019	9.457	0.021	2
AS40-5	23:58:43.16	+61:09:39.6	9.488	0.013	9.418	0.007	9.405	0.008	---	---	9.473	0.034	9.448	0.033	2

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