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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
26546 Arulmani 2000 DH41 2000-02-29 LINEAR Socorro
3307 Athabasca 1981 DE1 1981-02-28 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
17072 Athiviraham 1999 GT31 1999-04-07 LINEAR Socorro
161693 Attilladanko 2006 HL46 2006-04-26 Lowe, A. RAS Observatory, Mayhill
260235 Attwood 2004 RU289 2004-09-12 Jarnac
15838 Auclair 1995 FU12 1995-03-27 Spacewatch Kitt Peak
1501 Baade 1938 UJ 1938-10-20 Wachmann, A. Bergedorf
856 Backlunda 1916 S30 1916-04-03 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1280 Baillauda 1933 QB 1933-08-18 Delporte, E. Uccle
3749 Balam 1982 BG1 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa