There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the galaxy's fundamental properties such as its Hubble type (lenticular galaxy or a giant elliptical galaxy) and distance (10–16 million light-years).
Terjadi perdebatan dalam literatur mengenai sifat dasar galaksi seperti tipe Hubble (lenticular galaxy atau Galaksi Elip raksasa) dan berjarak (10–16 juta tahun cahaya).