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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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NGC 3842
NGC 3842 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel. It is notable for containing one of the largest black holes ever detected, reported to have a mass of 9.7 billion solar masses. It is around 330 million light-years distant from Earth.

NGC 3842 is the brightest member of the Leo Cluster.

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3842. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ^ Rincon, Paul (2011-12-05). "Team sees biggest black holes yet". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  3. ^ "NGC 3842". Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. ^ "Are You Ready, Willing, and Abell? - Sky & Telescope". Sky & Telescope. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  5. ^ "Record massive black holes discovered lurking in monster galaxies". Berkeley News. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  • Media related to NGC 3842 at Wikimedia Commons


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