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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
9995 Alouette 4805 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar
11764 Benbaillaud 6531 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar
18242 Peebles 2102 T-2 1973-09-29 van Houten, C.J. et al. Palomar
11762 Vogel 6044 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al. Palomar
11769 Alfredjoy 2199 T-2 1973-09-29 van Houten, C.J. et al. Palomar
12136 Martinryle 3045 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al. Palomar
2413 van de Hulst 6816 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, J., et al. Palomar
1691 Oort 1956 RB 1956-09-09 van Houten-Groeneveld, I. et al. Heidelberg
4318 Bata 1980 DE1 1980-02-21 Vavrova, Z. Klet'
1501 Baade 1938 UJ 1938-10-20 Wachmann, A. Bergedorf