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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 Discoverer Disc. Placesort icon
3034 Climenhaga 1917 SE 1917-09-24 Wolf, M. Heidelberg
6260 Kelsey 1949 PN 1949-08-02 Reinmuth, K. Heidelberg
1781 van Biesbroeck A906 UB 1906-10-17 Kopff, A. Heidelberg
7542 Johnpond 1953 GN 1953-04-07 Reinmuth, K. Heidelberg
4809 Robertball 1928 RB 1928-09-05 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
872 Holda 1917 BZ 1917-05-21 Wolf, M. F. Heidelberg
1021 Flammario 1924 RG 1924-03-11 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
819 Barnardiana 1916 ZA 1916-03-03 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
1691 Oort 1956 RB 1956-09-09 van Houten-Groeneveld, I. et al. Heidelberg
1455 Mitchella 1937 LF 1937-06-05 Bohrmann, A. Heidelberg