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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
1693 Hertzsprung 1935 LA 1935-05-05 van Gent, H. Johannesburg (LS)
1280 Baillauda 1933 QB 1933-08-18 Delporte, E. Uccle
1241 Dysona 1932 EB1 1932-03-04 Wood, H.E. Johannesburg (UO)
8604 Vanier 1929 PK 1929-08-12 Krieger, C.J. Lick
1186 Turnera 1929 PL 1929-08-01 Jackson, C. Johannesburg (UO)
1123 Shapleya 1928 ST 1928-09-21 Neujmin, G.N. Simeïs
4809 Robertball 1928 RB 1928-09-05 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
1065 Amundsenia 1926 PD 1926-08-04 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1031 Arctica 1924 RR 1924-06-06 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1021 Flammario 1924 RG 1924-03-11 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg