This galaxy appears to be a spiral galaxy, seen almost perfectly edge-on from our perspective. The central bulge is prominent and appears relatively smooth, with a yellowish-white color indicating an older stellar population. The disk is elongated and thin, exhibiting a slight warp or unevenness. Dust lanes are subtly visible along the plane of the disk, obscuring some of the starlight. There is no apparent ongoing major merger event. Overall, the galaxy appears to be a fairly massive system with limited current star formation, and a supermassive black hole at the center, given its color, brightness and mass.
