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Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image] This is a list of 399 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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399 asteroids selected from 399 available.
Number Name Designation Disc. Date Discoverersort icon Disc. Place
12513 Niven 1998 HC20 1998-04-27 Comba, P.G. Prescott
18560 Coxeter 1997 EO7 1997-03-07 Comba, P.G. Prescott
4843 Mégantic 1990 DR4 1990-02-28 Debehogne, H. La Silla
4252 Godwin 1985 RG4 1985-09-11 Debehogne, H. ESO
3866 Langley 1988 BH4 1988-01-20 Debehogne, H. ESO
2213 Meeus 1935 SO1 1935-09-24 Delporte, E. Uccle
1560 Strattonia 1942 XB 1942-12-02 Delporte, E. Uccle
1280 Baillauda 1933 QB 1933-08-18 Delporte, E. Uccle
2842 Unsold 1950 OD 1950-07-25 Edmondson, F. K. et al. Goethe Link Observatory
9631 Hubertreeves 1993 SL6 1993-09-17 Elst, E.W. La Silla