Its loosely bound spiral arms categorize it as Hubble-type Sbc.

A prominent feature of NGC 134 is its warped disc, i.e., when viewed sideways it does not appear flat.

The galaxy has an abundance of ionized hydrogen regions along its spiral arms where stars are forming.

[5] The discovery of NGC 134 is often attributed to Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope,[5] but he did note that it might have been the 590th object discovered by James Dunlop in his 1828 publication, six years prior to Herschel's own observations.

[6] O'Meara has suggested NGC 134 might be named as the Giant Squid Galaxy.