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
9161 Beaufort 1987 BZ1 1987-01-26 Elst, E.W. ESO
8833 Acer 1989 RW 1989-09-03 Elst, E.W. Haute Provence
13585 Justinsmith 1993 TC20 1993-10-09 Elst, E.W. ESO
24732 Leonardcohen 1992 CL2 1992-02-02 Elst, E.W. European Southern Observatory
2842 Unsold 1950 OD 1950-07-25 Edmondson, F. K. et al. Goethe Link Observatory
10073 Peterhiscocks 1989 GJ2 1989-04-03 E. W. Elst La Silla
20021 KevinKell 1991 VM6 1991-11-06 E. W. Elst La Silla (809)
20032 McNish 1992 PU 1992-08-08 E. W. Elst Caussols (010)
20033 MichaelNoble 1992 PR1 1992-08-08 E. W. Elst Caussols (010)
10076 Rogerhill 1989 PK 1989-08-09 E. F. Helin Palomar

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