Cetus. Although designated ‘beta’, it is actually brighter than the ‘alpha’ star in the constellation, Menkar, by half a magnitude. This orange giant is easy to identify due to its location in an otherwise dark section of the celestial sphere. Based on parallax measurements, it lies at an estimated distance of 96.3 light-years (29.5 parsecs) from the Sun.- Cetus (Wikipedia)
Cetus (/ˈsiːtəs/) is a constellation, sometimes called ’the whale’ in English. The Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology which both Perseus and Heracles needed to slay. Cetus is in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations: Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus.