This is a list of 645 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 ascending Observatory
7317 Cabot 1940 ED 1940-03-12 Kulin, G. Budapest
8604 Vanier 1929 PK 1929-08-12 Krieger, C.J. Lick
3163 Randi 1981 QM 1981-08-28 Kowal, C.T. Palomar
1781 van Biesbroeck A906 UB 1906-10-17 Kopff, A. Heidelberg
1999 Hirayama 1973 DR 1973-02-27 Kohoutek, L. Bergedorf
8736 Shigehisa 1997 AD7 et al 1997-01-09 Kobayashi, T. Oizumi
157301 Loreena 2004 SE20 2004-09-16 Knöfel, A. Drebach
191282 Feustel 2003 FS 2003-03-22 KLENOT Klet'
2261 Keeler 1977 HC 1977-04-20 Klemola, A.R. Lick
2104 Toronto 1963 PD 1963-08-15 Kamper, K.W. Tautenberg

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