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Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image] 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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403 asteroids selected from 403 available.
Number Name Designation Disc. Date Discoverer Disc. Placesort icon
3282 Spencer Jones 1949 DA 1949-02-19 Goethe Link Observatory
4463 Marschwarzschild 1954 UO2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory
3363 Bowen 1960 EE 1960-03-06 Goethe Link Observatory
3572 Leogoldberg 1954 UJ2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory
2842 Unsold 1950 OD 1950-07-25 Edmondson, F. K. et al. Goethe Link Observatory
2069 Hubble 1955 FT 1955-03-29 Goethe Link Observatory
1762 Russell 1953 TZ 1953-10-08 Goethe Link Observatory
78394 Garossino 2002 PB166 2002-08-09 Lowe, A. Haleakala
176710 Banff 2002 QR56 2002-08-17 Lowe, A. Haleakala
8833 Acer 1989 RW 1989-09-03 Elst, E.W. Haute Provence