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Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image] This is a list of 398 asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.

Where the citation given here expands upon the official citation, the added material was edited by Peter Jedicke, who is solely responsible for any errors or omissions. Note that for some asteroids, particularly more recent designations, the short, official citation is included on JPL's orbit applet page.

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398 asteroids selected from 398 available.
Numbersort icon Name Designation Disc. Date Discoverer Disc. Place
5132 Maynard 1990 ME 1990-06-22 Holt, H.E. Palomar
5061 McIntosh 1988 DJ 1988-02-22 McNaught, R.H. Siding Spring
4859 Fraknoi 1986 TJ2 1986-10-07 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4843 Mégantic 1990 DR4 1990-02-28 Debehogne, H. La Silla
4831 Baldwin 1988 RX11 1988-09-14 Bus, S.J. Cerro Tololo
4809 Robertball 1928 RB 1928-09-05 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
4789 Sprattia 1987 UU2 1987-10-20 Balam, D.D. Victoria
4719 Burnaby 1990 WT2 1990-11-21 Ueda, S. Kushiro
4565 Grossman 1981 EZ17 1981-03-02 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
4463 Marschwarzschild 1954 UO2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory