It lies to the northwest of the larger crater Shayn, and to the north of Nušl.
Hutton is a worn, circular crater with a largely symmetrical appearance.
Its features include a small craterlet across the western rim, some slight disruption to the northern rim, and an eroded, ledge-like form along the southern inner wall.
The interior floor has an elongated central ridge at the midpoint, and a smaller ridge offset to the east, but it is otherwise marked only by tiny craterlets and a few small hills.
By convention, these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Hutton.