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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 Namesort icon Designation Disc. Date Discoverer Disc. Place
9995 Alouette 4805 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar
1905 Ambartsumian 1972 JZ 1972-05-14 Smirnova, T. Nauchnyj
1065 Amundsenia 1926 PD 1926-08-04 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
10060 Amymilne 1988 GL 1988-04-12 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
274137 Angelaglinos 2008 FC6 2008-03-28 Jarnac
48774 Anngower 1997 PO2 1997-08-10 Balam, D.D. Victoria
8564 Anomalocaris 1995 UL3 1995-10-17 Shimizu, Y. et al Nachi-Katsuura
249061 Anthonyberger 2007 TG298 2007-10-11 Wasserman, L.H. Anderson Mesa
1031 Arctica 1924 RR 1924-06-06 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
20855 Arifawan 2000 VV27 2000-11-11 LINEAR Socorro