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
90377 Sedna 2003 VB12 2003-11-14 Brown, M.E., Trujillo, C.A. & Rabinowitz, D. Palomar
6204 MacKenzie 1981 JB3 1981-05-06 Shoemaker, C.S. Palomar
9070 Ensab 1993 OZ2 1993-07-23 Shoemaker, C.S. et al Palomar
4089 Galbraith 1986 JG 1986-05-02 Palomar
9995 Alouette 4805 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. et al Palomar
142368 Majden 2002 RH233 2002-09-14 Matson, R. Palomar
7124 Glinos 1990 OJ4 1990-07-24 Holt, H.E. Palomar
99906 Uofalberta 2002 QV53 2002-08-17 Lowe, A. Palomar
2823 van der Laan 2010 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., & Gehrels, T. Palomar (Palomar-Leiden Survey)
12513 Niven 1998 HC20 1998-04-27 Comba, P.G. Prescott

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