I've been a bit of a novice astronomer for almost twenty years, and I am aware of the planet and the constellations. But in all my years of stargazing Ive never seen this particular star. I do believe its a red giant star just because of its characteristics but that being said it was'nt there as far as i can tell till just this month. my telescope is broke right now or i would at least know what it is for sure. all Ido know is it is relatively knew to the sky no matter what month day or time anyone may have seen it. So if thier are any real astronomers out there PLEASE give us a realistic answer and not just guesses. And one more thing , if it is a red giant depending on how far away it is it's not far from or in the process of going SUPERNOVA!!!! hoPE WE'RE NOT IN ITS WAY. HOPE THIS HELPS. GOOD LUCK