This is a list of 403 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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| Number | Name |
Designation |
Disc. Date | Discoverer | Disc. Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3282 | Spencer Jones | 1949 DA | 1949-02-19 | Goethe Link Observatory | |
| 7267 | Victormeen | 1943 DF | 1943-02-23 | Oterma, L. | Turku |
| 1560 | Strattonia | 1942 XB | 1942-12-02 | Delporte, E. | Uccle |
| 6886 | Grote | 1942 CG | 1942-02-11 | Oterma, L. | Turku |
| 3497 | Innanen | 1941 HJ | 1941-04-19 | Oterma, L. | Turku |
| 3166 | Klondike | 1940 FG | 1940-03-30 | Väisälä, Y. | Turku |
| 7317 | Cabot | 1940 ED | 1940-03-12 | Kulin, G. | Budapest |
| 1501 | Baade | 1938 UJ | 1938-10-20 | Wachmann, A. | Bergedorf |
| 1448 | Lindbladia | 1938 DF | 1938-02-16 | Vaisala, Y. | Turku |
| 1455 | Mitchella | 1937 LF | 1937-06-05 | Bohrmann, A. | Heidelberg |

