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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 Name Designation Disc. Date Discoverersort icon Disc. Place
26314 Škvorecký 1998 UJ1 1998-10-16 Tichá, J. et al Klet'
4719 Burnaby 1990 WT2 1990-11-21 Ueda, S. Kushiro
6921 Janejacobs 1993 JJ 1993-05-14 Ueda, S. & Kaneda, H. Kushiro
5035 Swift 1991 UX 1991-10-18 Ueda, S. & Kaneda, H. Kushiro
3166 Klondike 1940 FG 1940-03-30 Väisälä, Y. Turku
1448 Lindbladia 1938 DF 1938-02-16 Vaisala, Y. Turku
1024 Hale 1923 YO13 1923-12-02 van Biesbroeck, G. Williams Bay
1693 Hertzsprung 1935 LA 1935-05-05 van Gent, H. Johannesburg (LS)
2154 Underhill 2015 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. Palomar
4230 van den Bergh 1973 ST1 1973-09-19 van Houten, C.J. Palomar