Tycho is a masculine given name, a latinization of Greek Τύχων, from the name of

Tyche Tyche (; Ancient Greek: Τύχη ''Túkhē'', 'Luck', , ; Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity who governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. In Classical Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Aphrodite ...

( grc-gre, Τύχη, link=no), the Greek goddess of fortune or luck. The Russian form of the name is ''

Tikhon Tikhon (russian: Ти́хон, uk, Ти́хон, Ти́хін, pl, Tychon) is a Slavic male given name of Greek origin, related to Western European Tycho. * Tikhon Bernstam (born 1979), American Internet entrepreneur * Tikhon Chicherin (1869–1 ...

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Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe ( ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe; generally called Tycho (14 December 154624 October 1601) was a Danish astronomer, known for his comprehensive astronomical observations, generally considered to be the most accurate of his time. He was ...

(1546–1601), Danish nobleman and astronomer * Saint

Tikhon of Zadonsk Tikhon of Zadonsk (secular name Timofey Savelyevich Sokolov, russian: Тимофей Савельевич Соколов; 1724–1783) was an 18th century Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer whom the Eastern Orthodox Church glorified ( ...

(1724–1783), Russian bishop *

Tycho van Meer Tycho van Meer (born 30 September 1974 in Eindhoven) is a former field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the golden medal with the Dut ...

(born 1974), Dutch field hockey striker Surname * Tommy Tycho (1928–2013), Hungarian-Australian pianist, conductor, composer Pseudonym *

Tycho (musician) Scott Hansen (born February 7, 1977), known professionally as Tycho ( ), is an American musician, record producer, composer, and songwriter based in San Francisco. He is also known as ISO50 for his photographic and design work. His music blends mu ...

(born 1977) (Scott Hansen), American ambient music artist and producer, also known as ISO50

Astronomy

Tycho (lunar crater) Tycho () is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601)., accessed 19 February 2019 It is estimated to be 108 million years old. To the south of Tycho is ...

* Tycho Brahe (Martian crater) * The Tycho-1 Catalogue or

Tycho-2 Catalogue The Tycho-2 Catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of more than 2.5 million of the brightest stars. Catalogue The astrometric reference catalogue contain positions, proper motions, and two-color photometric data for 2,539,913 of the brigh ...

of stars *

SN 1572 SN 1572 ('' Tycho's Supernova'', ''Tycho's Nova''), or B Cassiopeiae (B Cas), was a supernova of Type Ia in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of eight supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical records. It appeared in early November 1572 ...

, a supernova remnant, often called Tycho's supernova *

Tycho G Tycho G has been proposed as the surviving binary companion star of the SN 1572 supernova event. The star is located about light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a subgiant, similar to the Sun in temperature, but mor ...

, the companion star of SN 1572 * 1677 Tycho Brahe, an asteroid

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* Tycho, a desert ranger henchman from the computer game ''Fallout'' * Tycho, a shipboard AI in the computer game ''Marathon'' * Tycho Brahe, a character from the ''Penny Arcade'' webcomic based on writer Jerry Holkins * Tycho Celchu, a character in the '' Star Wars'' Universe * Brother-Captain Tycho, a character in the ''

Warhammer 40,000 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

'' universe * Tycho City, a city located on Earth's moon (presumably on/near Tycho Crater), mentioned in the '' Star Trek'' franchise * Tycho Station, a setting in ''

The Expanse Expanse or The Expanse may refer to: Media and entertainment ''The Expanse'' franchise * ''The Expanse'' (novel series), a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey * ''The Expanse'' (TV series), a television adaptation of the ...

'' novel series and its accompanying TV series

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