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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| Number | Name | Designation |
Disc. Date |
Discoverer | Disc. Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6081 | Cloutis | 1981 EE35 | 1981-03-02 | Bus, S.J. | Siding Spring |
| 3269 | Vibert-Douglas | 1981 EX16 | 1981-03-06 | Bus, S.J. | Siding Spring |
| 3314 | Beals | 1981 FH | 1981-03-30 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 3748 | Tatum | 1981 JQ | 1981-05-03 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 3023 | Heard | 1981 JS | 1981-05-05 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 6204 | MacKenzie | 1981 JB3 | 1981-05-06 | Shoemaker, C.S. | Palomar |
| 2434 | Bateson | 1981 KA | 1981-05-27 | Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M. | Mount John University Observatory |
| 3163 | Randi | 1981 QM | 1981-08-28 | Kowal, C.T. | Palomar |
| 4143 | Huziak | 1981 QN1 | 1981-08-29 | Taff, L.G. | Socorro |
| 4021 | Dancey | 1981 QD2 | 1981-08-30 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |

