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We have obtained optical (BVR, [O III]? 5007 Å and H_?), near infrared (JHK) imaging and long-slit optical spectroscopy for the Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy Mrk 86 (NGC 2537). In this paper, the first of two, we present optical-near-infrared colors and emission-line fluxes for the currently star-forming regions, intermediate aged starburst and underlying stellar population. We also describe the evolutionary synthesis models used in Paper II. The R and H_? luminosity distributions of the galaxy star-forming regions show maxima at M-R = -9.5^m and L_H_? = 10^37.3 ergs^-l. The underlying stellar population shows an exponential surface brigthness profile with central value, ?_E,0 = 21.5 mag arcsec^-2, and scale, ?=0.88 kpc, both measured in the R-band image. In the galaxy outer regions, dominated by this component, no significant color gradients are observed. Finally, a complete set of evolutionary synthesis models have been developed, covering a wide range in metallicity, 1/50 Z_?
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