The galaxy presents as a disk galaxy, viewed nearly edge-on from our perspective. A prominent dust lane bisects the galaxy, obscuring the central bulge and the far side of the disk. The bulge appears predominantly spheroidal and smoothly textured. The main body shows some evidence of flocculent spiral structure, with moderately defined spiral arms extending outwards. Star formation is present, as seen by the presence of blueish knots, likely HII regions, scattered within the disk. There is a possible indication of minor tidal interaction or disturbance, seen by a slight warp in the disk or in the galaxy's light profile. There are likely some dusty filaments that are obscuring a portion of the galaxy. The overall color suggests a mix of stellar populations, with a likely greater proportion of older, redder stars in the bulge and younger, bluer stars in the star-forming regions within the disk.
