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Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image] This is a list of 402 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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402 asteroids selected from 402 available.
Number Name Designation Disc. Datesort icon Discoverer Disc. Place
3749 Balam 1982 BG1 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2635 Huggins 1982 DS 1982-02-21 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3658 Feldman 1982 TR 1982-10-13 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3061 Cook 1982 UB1 1982-10-21 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3684 Berry 1983 AK 1983-01-09 Skiff, B.A. Anderson Mesa
3819 Robinson 1983 AR 1983-01-12 Skiff, B.A. Anderson Mesa
3670 Northcott 1983 BN 1983-01-22 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
7327 Crawford 1983 RZ1 1983-09-06 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
5424 Covington 1983 TN1 1983-10-12 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3316 Herzberg 1984 CN1 1984-02-06 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa