FROM WIKI
Gamma Cassiopeiae Grissom nicknamed the star Navi after his own middle name spelled backwards
Epsilon Cassiopeiae traditional name Segin
The name Segin probably originates from an erroneous transcription of 'Seginus', the traditional name for γ Boötis,
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It is among the brightest stars in the sky to have no proper Western name, though the ancient Chinese knew it as Tsih (the whip).
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