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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 |
Name |
Designation | Disc. Date | Discoverer | Disc. Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 | Pickeringia | 1914 UM | 1914-03-20 | Metcalf, J.H. | Winchester |
| 65696 | Pierrehenry | 1991 TP15 | 1991-10-06 | Lowe, A. | Palomar |
| 166745 | Pindor | 2002 TV307 | 2002-10-04 | Sloan Digital Sky Survey | Apache Point |
| 2905 | Plaskett | 1982 BZ2 | 1982-01-24 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 14619 | Plotkin | 1998 UF9 | 1998-10-16 | Spacewatch | Kitt Peak |
| 60622 | Pritchet | 2000 FK8 | 2000-03-30 | Balam, D.D. | Victoria |
| 35165 | Québec | 1993 QF1 | 1993-08-16 | Elst, E.W. | Caussols |
| 5457 | Queen's | 1980 TW5 | 1980-10-09 | Shoemaker, C.S. | Palomar |
| 14654 | Rajivgupta | 1998 YV16 | 1998-12-22 | Spacewatch | Kitt Peak |
| 283990 | Randallrosenfeld | 2004 SG2 | 2004-09-16 | Glinos, T. and Levy, W. | Jarnac |