Menkar

Red giant in Cetus, also called Alpha Ceti. It marks the sea monster's nose and glows with a warm tint. 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 14135
Distance
76.39 pc · 249.2 ly
Parallax
13.09 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
2.62
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
45.57° · 4.09°