| NGC 2537 | |
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An ultraviolet image of NGC 2537 taken with GALEX. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 8h 13m 14.6s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 59′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 431 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Type | SB(rs)dm[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1′.7 × 1′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4274[1], PGC 23040[1], Arp 6[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 2537 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx. This is also known as Bear's Paw Galaxy, Arp 6, and Mrk 86. It belongs to the iE class of Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) classification, which is described as galactic spectra with an underlying smooth elliptical Low Surface Brightness component with a superimposed "knotted" star formation component (Gil de Paz et al., 2000, Page 378 Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 145).