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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. Date Discoverer Disc. Placesort icon
729 Watsonia 1912 OD 1912-02-09 Metcalf, J.H. Winchester
784 Pickeringia 1914 UM 1914-03-20 Metcalf, J.H. Winchester
1024 Hale 1923 YO13 1923-12-02 van Biesbroeck, G. Williams Bay
4789 Sprattia 1987 UU2 1987-10-20 Balam, D.D. Victoria
6532 Scarfe 1995 AC 1995-01-04 Balam, D.D. Victoria
7840 Hendrika 1994 TL3 1994-10-05 Aikman, G.C.L. Victoria
7886 Redman 1993 PE 1993-08-12 Balam, D.D. Victoria
10870 Gwendolen 1996 SY4 1996-09-25 Aikman, G.C.L. Victoria
11955 Russrobb 1994 CA1 1994-02-08 Balam, D.D. Victoria
20106 Morton 1995 QG 1995-08-20 Balam, D.D. Victoria