The galaxy appears as a strongly elongated, cigar-shaped object. It exhibits a relatively smooth, diffuse light distribution with a centrally concentrated bulge. There is a suggestion of a disk component. The dust lanes and spiral arm structures are absent, but the galaxy is a yellow-orange color, indicating that it is made up of older stellar populations. There are no other companion galaxies visible nearby, and there is nothing present to indicate that it is currently merging with anything.
