The galaxy appears to be a relatively smooth, disk-like structure with a hint of spiral arms. There is a somewhat elongated shape to the galaxy, falling somewhere between round and cigar shaped. The central bulge is relatively bright and concentrated with a yellow-red hue, indicative of an older stellar population. Moving outward from the center, the disk becomes bluer, suggesting the presence of younger, hotter stars and ongoing star formation, albeit at a somewhat modest rate. There is no indication of a major ongoing merger, and the morphology is that of a relatively undisturbed system. The color gradient from red in the center to blue in the outer disk is common in spiral galaxies, and is linked to the distribution of stellar populations and star formation activity. The overall appearance is consistent with a galaxy that has undergone significant evolution.