This is a list of 633 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]](/sites/default/files/asteroid3673-20071021.jpg "(Winchester Observatory image)")
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| Number |
Name |
Designation | Discovery | Discoverer | Observatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11780 | Thunder Bay | 1942 TB | 1942-10-03 | Oterma, L. | Turku |
| 14937 | Thirsk | 1995 CP3 | 1995-02-01 | Spacewatch | Kitt Peak |
| 612163 | Thelowes | 2000 LG10 | 2000-06-03 | P. B. Stetson, D. D. Balam | Mauna Kea |
| 549676 | Thanjavur | 2011 QB105 | 2004-03-16 | D. D. Balam | Maunakea 568 |
| 10486 | Teron | 1985 CS2 | 1985-02-15 | Henri Debehogne | La Silla (809) |
| 3748 | Tatum | 1981 JQ | 1981-05-03 | Bowell, E. | Anderson Mesa |
| 293878 | Tapping | 2007 RV274 | 2007-09-09 | Balam, D.D. | Mauna Kea |
| 197856 | Tafelmusik | 2004 QH16 | 2004-08-21 | Balam, D.D. | Mauna Kea |
| 100416 | SYang | 1986 CB | 1996-02-02 | Balam, D.D. | NRC Canada |
| 5035 | Swift | 1991 UX | 1991-10-18 | Ueda, S. & Kaneda, H. | Kushiro |