Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

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.

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Number	Name	Designation	Disc. Date	Discoverer	Disc. Place
14697	Ronsawyer	2000 AO214	2000-01-06	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
6901	Roybishop	1989 PA	1989-08-02	Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M.	Palomar
17086	Ruima	1999 JH18	1999-05-10	LINEAR	Socorro
28538	Ruisong	2000 DY106	2000-02-29	LINEAR	Socorro
1762	Russell	1953 TZ	1953-10-08		Goethe Link Observatory
11955	Russrobb	1994 CA1	1994-02-08	Balam, D.D.	Victoria
157194	Saddlemyer	2004 QR16	2004-03-29	Balam, D.D.	Mauna Kea
6898	Saint-Marys	1988 LE	1988-06-08	Shoemaker, C.S.	Palomar
9963	Sandage	1992 AN	1992-01-09	Helin, E.F.	Palomar
2917	Sawyer-Hogg	1980 RR	1980-09-02	Bowell, E.	Anderson Mesa

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