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

Tyche Tyche (; Ancient Greek: Τύχη ''Túkhē'', 'Luck', , ; Roman mythology, 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 dau ...

(), the Greek goddess of fortune or luck. The Russian form of the name is '' Tikhon'' (Тихон).

People

Given name

Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe ( ; ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, ; 14 December 154624 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. He ...

(1546–1601), Danish nobleman and astronomer * Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (1724–1783), Russian bishop * Tycho van Meer (born 1974), Dutch field hockey striker

Surname

Tommy Tycho Thomas Tycho AM MBE DMus (11 April 19284 April 2013) was a Hungarian-born Australian pianist, conductor, composer and arranger. He was active in both classical music and pop. He was associated with musical productions on Australian televisi ...

(1928–2013), Hungarian-Australian pianist, conductor, composer

Pseudonym

Tycho (musician) Scott Hansen (born February 7, 1977) is an American musician, record producer, composer, and songwriter. He is known professionally as Tycho ( ) and as ISO50 for his photographic and design work. His music incorporates elements of downtempo, amb ...

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

Astronomy

* Tycho (lunar crater) * 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 brightest ...

of stars *

SN 1572 SN 1572 ('' Tycho's Star'', ''Tycho's Nova'', ''Tycho's Supernova''), 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 e ...

, 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 more ev ...

, the companion star of SN 1572 *

1677 Tycho Brahe 1677 Tycho Brahe, provisional designation , is a stony Marian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 6 September 1940, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory ...

, an asteroid

Fiction

* 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 ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' Universe * Tycho Zeling, protagonist of Edward van de Vendel's young adult novel ''Days of Bluegrass Love'' and its sequels. * 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 ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' 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 ...