This is a list of 583 asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.

This resource was created by Peter Jedicke, and is now curated by Eric Briggs. Where the citation given here expands upon the official citation, the added material was edited by either Peter or Eric, who are 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.

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image]

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Type part or all of a name.
Number Name Designation Discovery Discoverersort descending Observatory
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)
4230 van den Bergh 1973 ST1 1973-09-19 van Houten, C.J. Palomar
2154 Underhill 2015 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. Palomar
10448 Schawlow 4314 T-3 1977-10-16 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar
11764 Benbaillaud 6531 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar

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