NGC 2537
Bear Paw Galaxy
NGC 2537 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2537:
| NGC: | NGC 2537 |
| Common name: | Bear Paw Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.95 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:13:14.64 |
| Declination: | 45:59:23.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.96 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 165° |
| Radial velocity: | 447 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001491 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS