MIPS Color Correction Tables

Last Updated: 2004-09-07

N.B.: You should divide your measured fluxes by those in the tables below to obtain the color-corrected value.

The program and data files used to compute these color corrections can be found here.

By Blackbody Temperature

Lambda (µm)

10000 K

5000 K

1000 K

500 K

300 K

200 K

150 K

100 K

70 K

50 K

30 K

20 K

23.68 1.000 0.999 0.992 0.983 0.970 0.957 0.948 0.947 0.986 1.119 2.031 7.005

71.42 1.000 0.999 0.995 0.989 0.980 0.970 0.959 0.938 0.914 0.893 0.901 1.052

155.9 1.000 1.000 0.999 0.997 0.996 0.993 0.991 0.986 0.979 0.971 0.954 0.944

By Power-Law (nu^beta) Index

Lambda (µm) -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

23.68 0.967 0.960 0.961 0.967 0.981 1.001 1.027

71.42 0.933 0.918 0.918 0.932 0.959 1.001 1.057

155.9 0.965 0.959 0.959 0.965 0.979 1.000 1.029

By Blackbody Temperature
Lambda (µm)	10000 K	5000 K	1000 K	500 K	300 K	200 K	150 K	100 K	70 K	50 K	30 K	20 K
23.68	1.000	0.999	0.992	0.983	0.970	0.957	0.948	0.947	0.986	1.119	2.031	7.005
71.42	1.000	0.999	0.995	0.989	0.980	0.970	0.959	0.938	0.914	0.893	0.901	1.052
155.9	1.000	1.000	0.999	0.997	0.996	0.993	0.991	0.986	0.979	0.971	0.954	0.944

By Power-Law (nu^beta) Index
Lambda (µm)	-3	-2	-1	0	1	2	3
23.68	0.967	0.960	0.961	0.967	0.981	1.001	1.027
71.42	0.933	0.918	0.918	0.932	0.959	1.001	1.057
155.9	0.965	0.959	0.959	0.965	0.979	1.000	1.029