It went Nova, a couple years ago. For me. You could see it during the day for a couple months, with a clear horizon.

It's in Scorpius. It's. Green.

[Which clues may or may not lead Horatio to the conclusion that its closest counterpart can only be the best-named and only green star in the sky: Zubeneschamali. Or Beta Librae, for latin nerds; it's in the Arabic scorpion constellation, but not the European one.]