NGC 2537
id:
ngc-2537-170-2666481
title:
NGC 2537
text:
NGC 2537, also known as the Bear Paw Galaxy, Bear Claw Galaxy, Arp 6, or Mrk 86, is a blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx, located around 3 degrees NNW of 31 Lyncis. It was discovered on 6 February 1788 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. NGC 2537 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 com
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Lynx
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2537
date created:
2007-04-01T18:00:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:12:00Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q942039","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q942039"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/NGC_2537_I_FUV_g2006.jpeg","width":381,"height":377}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16