Alpha Ceti
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Alpha Ceti, officially named Menkar, is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Cetus. It is a cool luminous red giant estimated to be about 250 light years away based on parallax. Wikipedia
Spectral type: M1.5 IIIa
Constellation: Cetus
Mass: 4.575 × 10^30 kg (2.3 M☉)
Magnitude: 2.53
Radius: 38.474 million mi
Luminosity: 1,455 L☉
Surface temperature: 3,795 K