The galaxy presents as an edge-on spiral, exhibiting a pronounced central bulge that appears largely featureless and displays a yellowish hue, suggesting a population of older stars. The disk component is highly flattened, with a dust lane faintly visible along the midplane, obscuring some of the light from the bulge. Fainter blueish light extends above and below the dust lane suggesting the presence of younger stars in the outer parts of the disk. The overall light distribution within the galaxy appears smooth, hinting that there have been no major merging events in its recent history.
