The galaxy appears to be a spiral galaxy undergoing a major merging event. The disk appears to be at a relatively large inclination. There appears to be two distinct nuclei visible, suggesting two galaxies gravitationally interacting. Prominent spiral arms are visible emanating from each galactic center and show evidence of disruption, likely due to tidal forces from the interaction. There are redder regions associated within the galactic center and the arms indicating older star populations or dust obscuration. The outer regions of the galaxy show bluer colors indicating ongoing star formation within the spiral arms, though overall the rate of star formation appears to be low. The central bulge region does not appear to dominate, with a relatively small bulge in comparison to the overall disk size. There is evidence for the presence of a bar structure within the main galaxy.
