| NGC 3842 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 02.2s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 56′ 59.3″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021068 ± 0.000031[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6316 ± 9km/s[1] |
| Distance | 325 Mly (99.6 Mpc) |
| Group orcluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.78[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.0[1] |
| Notable features | brightest member of theLeo Cluster, has a 9.7 billion solar mass black hole |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6704,PGC 36487,MCG 3-30-72, ZWG 97.95,[1] | |
NGC 3842 is anelliptical galaxy in theconstellation ofLeo. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel. It is notable for containing one of thelargest black holes ever detected, reported to have a mass of 9.7 billion solar masses.[2] It is around 330 million light-years distant from Earth.
NGC 3842 is the brightest member[3] of theLeo Cluster.[4][5]
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