Asteroids with a Canadian Connection

This is a list of 398 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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Number	Name	Designation	Disc. Date	Discoverer	Disc. Place
1693	Hertzsprung	1935 LA	1935-05-05	van Gent, H.	Johannesburg (LS)
2213	Meeus	1935 SO1	1935-09-24	Delporte, E.	Uccle
1422	Stromgrenia	1936 QF	1936-08-23	Reinmuth, K.	Heidelberg
1455	Mitchella	1937 LF	1937-06-05	Bohrmann, A.	Heidelberg
1448	Lindbladia	1938 DF	1938-02-16	Vaisala, Y.	Turku
1501	Baade	1938 UJ	1938-10-20	Wachmann, A.	Bergedorf
7317	Cabot	1940 ED	1940-03-12	Kulin, G.	Budapest
3166	Klondike	1940 FG	1940-03-30	Väisälä, Y.	Turku
3497	Innanen	1941 HJ	1941-04-19	Oterma, L.	Turku
6886	Grote	1942 CG	1942-02-11	Oterma, L.	Turku

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