This is a list of 650 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
11823 Christen 1981 VF 1981-11-02 Skiff, B.A. Anderson Mesa
166745 Pindor 2002 TV307 2002-10-04 Sloan Digital Sky Survey Apache Point
153686 Pathall 2001 TZ242 2001-10-14 Sloan Digital Sky Survey Apache Point
156542 Hogg 2002 CM314 2002-02-13 Sloan Digital Sky Survey Apache Point
1905 Ambartsumian 1972 JZ 1972-05-14 Smirnova, T. Nauchnyj
13806 Darmstrong 1998 XM6 1998-12-08 Spacewatch Kitt Peak
12437 Westlane 1996 BN6 1996-01-18 Spacewatch Kitt Peak
12431 Webster 1995 YY10 1995-12-18 Spacewatch Kitt Peak
12386 Nikolova 1994 UK5 1994-10-28 Spacewatch Kitt Peak
12050 Humecronyn 1997 HE14 1997-04-27 Spacewatch Kitt Peak

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