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.[3]
SN 2002fj (type IIn, mag. 15.8) was discovered by Libert "Berto" Monard on 12 September 2002.[4][5]
SN 2008bh (type II, mag. 16.3) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) and by The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch (CHASE) on 23 March 2008.[6][7]
SN 2023aaby (type Ic, mag. 17.943) was discovered by ATLAS on 14 December 2023.[8]