NGC 2642 (also MCG -1-22-33, IRAS08382-0356 and PGC 24395) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 200 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 19th February 1830.
Right Ascension 08h 40m 44.4s, Declination -04° 07' 20"
