Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

This is a list of 398 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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Number	Name	Designation	Disc. Date	Discoverer	Disc. Place
23113	Aaronhakim	2000 AE13	2000-01-03	LINEAR	Socorro
5547	Acadiau	1980 LE1	1980-06-11	Shoemaker, C.S.	Palomar
8833	Acer	1989 RW	1989-09-03	Elst, E.W.	Haute Provence
26386	Adelinacozma	1999 RC171	1999-09-09	LINEAR	Socorro
21758	Adrianveres	1999 RT196	1999-09-08	LINEAR	Socorro
85168	Albertacentenary	1989 RC6	1989-09-02	Lowe, A.	Palomar
17073	Alexblank	1999 GX34	1999-04-06	LINEAR	Socorro
11769	Alfredjoy	2199 T-2	1973-09-29	van Houten, C.J. et al.	Palomar
15819	Alisterling	1994 SN9	1994-09-28	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
171153	Allanrahill	2005 GL81	2005-04-10	Lowe, A.	RAS Observatory, Mayhill

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