The galaxy appears to be a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on. Dust lanes are visible as dark patches running along the central plane of the galaxy, obscuring some of the light from the galactic bulge. The disk of the galaxy exhibits a blue tinge, suggesting the presence of younger, hotter stars and active star formation. The bulge appears more yellow, potentially indicating an older stellar population. The galaxy appears to have a companion galaxy which appears to be a smaller, more amorphous, dwarf galaxy. There appears to be some tidal disturbance to the primary galaxy but nothing major.
