This is a list of 596 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 Discoverer Observatorysort descending
3797 Ching-Sung Yu 1987 YL 1987-12-22 Oak Ridge Observatory
42795 Derekmuller 1999 CO12 1999-02-14 Caussols ODAS / 910
8736 Shigehisa 1997 AD7 et al 1997-01-09 Kobayashi, T. Oizumi
11762 Vogel 6044 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al. Palomar
79117 Brydonejack 1998 QC1 1998-08-16 Shoemaker, C.S & E.M. Palomar
6898 Saint-Marys 1988 LE 1988-06-08 Shoemaker, C.S. Palomar
4340 Dence 1986 JZ 1986-05-04 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
5899 Jedicke 1978 EW3, 1986 AH, 1986 AR1 1986-01-09 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
10080 Macevans 1990 OF1 1990-07-18 E. F. Helin Palomar
240022 Demitra 2001 TR258 2001-10-15 NEAT Palomar

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