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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398 asteroids selected from 398 available.

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Number	Name	Designation	Disc. Date	Discoverer	Disc. Place
1919	Clemence	1971 SA	1971-09-16	Gibson, J. et al.	El Leoncito
1983	Bok	1975 LB	1975-06-09	Roemer, E.	Tucson
1991	Darwin	1967 JL	1967-05-06	Cesco, C.U. & Klemola, A.R.	El Leoncito
1999	Hirayama	1973 DR	1973-02-27	Kohoutek, L.	Bergedorf
2069	Hubble	1955 FT	1955-03-29		Goethe Link Observatory
2104	Toronto	1963 PD	1963-08-15	Kamper, K.W.	Tautenberg
2154	Underhill	2015 P-L	1960-09-24	van Houten, C.J.	Palomar
2213	Meeus	1935 SO1	1935-09-24	Delporte, E.	Uccle
2227	Otto Struve	1955 RX	1955-09-13		Goethe Link Observatory
2261	Keeler	1977 HC	1977-04-20	Klemola, A.R.	Lick

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