Asteroids named after people called Tikhon
(4515) Khrennikov
Named in honor of well-known Soviet composer Tikhon Nikolaevich Khrennikov (b. 1913), who wrote many operas, operettas, ballets, symphony scores, and music for theater and films. He is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory and led the Union of Soviet Composers for many years.Discovered 28 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj