The object appears to be a spiral galaxy, observed at an oblique angle. The galactic bulge is bright, centrally located, and shows a relatively smooth distribution of light. Faint spiral arms are faintly visible extending from the central bulge, appearing somewhat patchy in their luminosity distribution. The color is predominately blue, suggesting the presence of active star formation regions, however the color shifts to red toward the outer edges. The morphology suggests that this galaxy is not undergoing any major mergers, although there is some sign of tidal distortion. The galaxy is elongated with a clear major axis, indicating a significant deviation from a perfectly circular disk. 
