NGC 3294 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It was discovered by William Herschel on Mar 17, 1787. It is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster. The galaxy is located at a distance of 98 million light years and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of . The morphological class of NGC 3294 is SA(rs)bc, which means this is a spiral galaxy with no central bar (SA), an incomplete inner ring structure (rs), and moderately wound spiral arms (bc).
This galaxy has been host to a pair of supernova events: SN 1990H was discovered by Saul Perlmutter and Carlton Pennypacker on April 9, 1990 at a position west and south of the galactic nucleus. The spectrum and light curve resembled a Type II core-collapse supernova similar to SN 1987A. SN 1992G was discovered by Shunji Sasaki on 14 February 14, 1992, east and south of the galaxy's nucleus. This was determined to be a Type Ia supernova.
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