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]

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Type part or all of a name.
Number Namesort ascending Designation Discovery Discoverer Observatory
1691 Oort 1956 RB 1956-09-09 van Houten-Groeneveld, I. et al. Heidelberg
6563 Ondaatje 1993 MO 1993-06-22 Mueller, J. Palomar
17051 Oflynn 1999 FW46 1999-03-20 LINEAR Socorro
175259 Offenberger 2005 JH91 2005-05-10 Christophe, B. Saint-Sulpice
21712 Obaid 1999 RL96 1999-09-07 LINEAR Socorro
262536 Nowikow 2006 UJ349 2006-10-26 Wiegert, P. A. & Papadimos, A. Mauna Kea
3670 Northcott 1983 BN 1983-01-22 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
10053 Noeldetilly 1987 SR12 1987-09-16 H. Debehogne La Silla
12513 Niven 1998 HC20 1998-04-27 Comba, P.G. Prescott
12386 Nikolova 1994 UK5 1994-10-28 Spacewatch Kitt Peak

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