  We present our findings on a supernova (SN) impostor, SNHunt248, based on
optical and near-IR data spanning $\sim$15 yrs before discovery, to $\sim$1 yr
post-discovery. The light curve displays three distinct peaks, the brightest of
which is at $M_{R} \sim -15.0$ mag. The post-discovery evolution is consistent
with the ejecta from the outburst interacting with two distinct regions of
circumstellar material. The 0.5 - 2.2 $\mu$m spectral energy distribution at
-740 d is well-matched by a single 6700 K blackbody with $\log(L/L_\odot) \sim
6.1$. This temperature and luminosity support previous suggestions of a yellow
hypergiant progenitor; however, we find it to be brighter than the brightest
and most massive Galactic late-F to early-G spectral type hypergiants. Overall
the historical light curve displays variability of up to $\sim \pm1$ mag. At
current epochs ($\sim$1 yr post-outburst), the absolute magnitude ($M_{R} \sim
-9$ mag) is just below the faintest observed historical absolute magnitude
$\sim$10 yrs before discovery.
