NASA's Hubble space telescope take a dazzling snapshot of Lopsided Lynx

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope takes a snapshot of an irregular shaped galaxy called NGC 2337. The galaxy is located 25 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Lynx.

Unlike the predominant spiral and elliptical galaxy, an irregular shaped galaxy does not have a definitive shape and from exempt from classification into any regular class of the Hubble sequence. This type of structure is also every uncommon, making up for about 25 percent of all galaxies in the universe.

The galaxy was first discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1877, a French astronomer who in the same year discovered Stephan's Quintet with the first telescope fitted with a reflection coated mirror. 

Irregular shaped galaxy known as NGC 2337.

Astronomers believe that some irregular galaxies were once regular shaped and even fell into the Hubble sequence but were mangled by the gravity of nearby galaxies. Hence, Astronomers study irregular galaxies in an attempt to shed some light on its evolution. 

“Despite the disruption, gravitational interactions between galaxies can kick-start star formation activity within the affected galaxies, which may explain the pockets of blue light scattered throughout NGC 2337. These patches and knots of blue signal the presence of young, newly formed, hot stars,” wrote NASA on its official website.