Diphda

Orange giant and brightest star of Cetus, also known as Deneb Kaitos. It is often easier than Menkar from mid-northern latitudes. Look for it while tracing Cetus on a dark night.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
HIP 3419
Distance
29.53 pc · 96.3 ly
Parallax
33.86 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
2.21
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
10.90° · -17.99°