The galaxy presents as a somewhat disturbed spiral. It is elongated in shape, appearing nearly edge-on to our line of sight. The galactic bulge is prominent and has an orange hue, indicating an older stellar population. There is evidence of a disk component. One side of the disk appears slightly disturbed, with a hint of asymmetry in the overall light distribution, potentially suggestive of a minor interaction or merger. There is a bluer region on the opposite side of the disk from the bulge, indicating ongoing star formation. Overall, it has an estimated mass on the order of 10^10 solar masses.
