NGC 2642

NGC 2642 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4632 ± 21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 68.32 ± 4.79 Mpc. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 19 February 1830.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 2642 is a Seyfert I galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 2642:SN 2002fj was discovered by on 12 September 2002.SN 2008bh was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search and by The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch on 23 March 2008.SN 2023aaby was discovered by ATLAS on 14 December 2023.