What is "tikhov"

Tikhov may refer to:

• Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov (1875–1960), a Belarusian astronomer, and several objects names for him:
  • 2251 Tikhov, a main-belt asteroid
  • Tikhov (lunar crater)
  • Tikhov (Martian crater)
• Maksim Tikhov (born 1990), a Russian professional football player

Tikhov is an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It is nearly attached to the east-southeastern outer rim of the larger crater Avogadro. About one crater diameter the east-northeast of Tikhov is the equally worn crater Emden, and to south-southeast lies the younger Tsinger.

This feature has been battered by subsequent impacts, leaving a series of smaller craters along the rim, inner wall, and floor of the crater. The most recent of these impacts are several small, cup-shaped craters along the eastern rim and inner wall and floor. As a result of this wear, the outer rim is rounded and uneven, although the circular nature of the rim can still be discerned.

Tikhov Crater is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle on Mars at 51.1°S and 254.3°W and is 111.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and it was named after Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov.