Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

This is a list of 403 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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403 asteroids selected from 403 available.

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Number	Name	Designation	Disc. Date	Discoverer	Disc. Place
7327	Crawford	1983 RZ1	1983-09-06	Bowell, E.	Anderson Mesa
29348	Criswick	1995 FD	1995-03-28	Balam, D.D.	Victoria
4021	Dancey	1981 QD2	1981-08-30	Bowell, E.	Anderson Mesa
13806	Darmstrong	1998 XM6	1998-12-08	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
1991	Darwin	1967 JL	1967-05-06	Cesco, C.U. & Klemola, A.R.	El Leoncito
15887	Daveclark	1997 ER26 et al	1997-03-04	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
27810	Daveturner	1993 OC2	1993-07-23	Shoemaker, C.S. et al	Palomar
13808	Davewilliams	1998 XG24	1998-12-11	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
15911	Davidgauthier	1997 TL21	1997-10-04	Spacewatch	Kitt Peak
199763	Davidgregory	2006 JJ77	2006-05-01	Weigert, P.	Mauna Kea

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