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It stands out in that, oddly, it is among the brightest stars in the sky that carries no proper "western" name, though known as Tsih (the whip) in old China. We do not know why at second magnitude (2.47) the ancients paid it so little attention.
It does not have a traditional Latin or Arabic name, but the Chinesse call it Tsih ("the whip"). At maximum intensity (currently 2.15), the star outshines both alpha and beta Cassiopeiae.
 See also: Magnitude, Constellation, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Star, Cassiopeia
  
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