This is a list of 598 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
9963 Sandage 1992 AN 1992-01-09 Helin, E.F. Palomar
6901 Roybishop 1989 PA 1989-08-02 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
5967 Edithlevy 1991 CM5 1991-02-09 Shoemaker, C.S. Palomar
27810 Daveturner 1993 OC2 1993-07-23 Shoemaker, C.S. et al Palomar
5953 Shelton 1987 HS 1987-04-25 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
10112 Skookumjim 1992 OP1 1992-07-31 H. E. Holt Palomar
5688 Kleewyck 1991 AD2 1991-01-12 Helin, E.F. Palomar

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