NGC 3294
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 SAbc, which means this is a spiral galaxy with no central bar, an incomplete inner ring structure, and moderately wound spiral arms.
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.