Tags: Galaxy.
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).
