A 1.9 solar mass neutron star candidate in a 2-year orbit

Here's something I've always wondered. Could you get close enough to a neutron star to see it with the naked eye? Or would you be dead? If you could see it, what would it look like?

The diameter of a neutron star, despite its mass, typically ranges from about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to just under 30 kilometers (about 18 miles).

Interesting but not sure why this is HN worthy. Thousands of neutron stars have been found, and this one is only a candidate.

Could it be explained by an advanced alien civilization?