NGC 4842 (also NGC 4842A, MCG 5-31-30 and PGC 44337) is a magnitude +14.0 elliptical galaxy located 338 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 24th April 1865.
Right Ascension 12h 57m 36.0s, Declination +27° 29' 35"
