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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 Namesort icon Designation Disc. Date Discoverer Disc. Place
4831 Baldwin 1988 RX11 1988-09-14 Bus, S.J. Cerro Tololo
7331 Balindblad 1985 TV 1985-10-15 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
176710 Banff 2002 QR56 2002-08-17 A. Lowe Haleakala
819 Barnardiana 1916 ZA 1916-03-03 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
4318 Bata 1980 DE1 1980-02-21 Vavrova, Z. Klet'
2434 Bateson 1981 KA 1981-05-27 Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M. Mount John University Observatory
3931 Batten 1984 EN 1984-03-01 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3314 Beals 1981 FH 1981-03-30 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
9161 Beaufort 1987 BZ1 1987-01-26 Elst, E.W. ESO
695 Bella 1909 JB 1909-11-07 Metcalf, J.H. Taunton, MA