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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 | Discoverer | Disc. Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300 | Stebbins | 1953 TG2 | 1953-10-10 | Goethe Link Observatory | |
| 2413 | van de Hulst | 6816 P-L | 1960-09-24 | van Houten, J., et al. | Palomar |
| 2434 | Bateson | 1981 KA | 1981-05-27 | Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M. | Mount John University Observatory |
| 2451 | Dollfus | 1980 RQ | 1980-09-02 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 2602 | Moore | 1982 BR | 1982-01-24 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 2635 | Huggins | 1982 DS | 1982-02-21 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 2658 | Gingerich | 1980 CK | 1980-02-13 | Agassiz Station | |
| 2842 | Unsold | 1950 OD | 1950-07-25 | Edmondson, F. K. et al. | Goethe Link Observatory |
| 2849 | Shklovskij | 1976 GN3 | 1976-04-01 | Chernykh, N.S. | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| 2904 | Millman | 1981 YB | 1981-12-20 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |