This is a list of 622 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
117329 Spencer 2004 XJ6 2004-12-09 Jarnac
2300 Stebbins 1953 TG2 1953-10-10 Goethe Link Observatory
2227 Otto Struve 1955 RX 1955-09-13 Goethe Link Observatory
260235 Attwood 2004 RU289 2004-09-12 Jarnac
3572 Leogoldberg 1954 UJ2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory
2069 Hubble 1955 FT 1955-03-29 Goethe Link Observatory
3363 Bowen 1960 EE 1960-03-06 Goethe Link Observatory
7672 Hawking 1995 UO2 1995-10-24 Klet'
3282 Spencer Jones 1949 DA 1949-02-19 Goethe Link Observatory
4463 Marschwarzschild 1954 UO2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory

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