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.
Numbersort descending Name Designation Discovery Discoverer Observatory
695 Bella 1909 JB 1909-11-07 Metcalf, J.H. Taunton, MA
729 Watsonia 1912 OD 1912-02-09 Metcalf, J.H. Winchester
784 Pickeringia 1914 UM 1914-03-20 Metcalf, J.H. Winchester
819 Barnardiana 1916 ZA 1916-03-03 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
834 Burnhamia 1916 AD 1916-09-20 Wolf, M. F. Heidelberg
855 Newcombia 1916 ZP 1916-04-03 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
856 Backlunda 1916 S30 1916-04-03 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1021 Flammario 1924 RG 1924-03-11 Wolf, M.F. Heidelberg
1024 Hale 1923 YO13 1923-12-02 van Biesbroeck, G. Williams Bay
1031 Arctica 1924 RR 1924-06-06 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1065 Amundsenia 1926 PD 1926-08-04 Belyavskij, S.I. Simeïs
1123 Shapleya 1928 ST 1928-09-21 Neujmin, G.N. Simeïs
1186 Turnera 1929 PL 1929-08-01 Jackson, C. Johannesburg (UO)
1241 Dysona 1932 EB1 1932-03-04 Wood, H.E. Johannesburg (UO)
1280 Baillauda 1933 QB 1933-08-18 Delporte, E. Uccle
1422 Stromgrenia 1936 QF 1936-08-23 Reinmuth, K. Heidelberg
1448 Lindbladia 1938 DF 1938-02-16 Vaisala, Y. Turku
1455 Mitchella 1937 LF 1937-06-05 Bohrmann, A. Heidelberg
1501 Baade 1938 UJ 1938-10-20 Wachmann, A. Bergedorf
1560 Strattonia 1942 XB 1942-12-02 Delporte, E. Uccle
1578 Kirkwood 1951 AT 1951-01-10 Goethe Link Observatory
1691 Oort 1956 RB 1956-09-09 van Houten-Groeneveld, I. et al. Heidelberg
1693 Hertzsprung 1935 LA 1935-05-05 van Gent, H. Johannesburg (LS)
1762 Russell 1953 TZ 1953-10-08 Goethe Link Observatory
1770 Schlesinger 1967 JR 1967-05-10 Cesco, C.U. & Klemola, A.R. El Leoncito
1781 van Biesbroeck A906 UB 1906-10-17 Kopff, A. Heidelberg
1886 Lowell 1949 MP 1949-06-21 Giclas, H.L. & Schaldach, R.D. Flagstaff (LO)
1905 Ambartsumian 1972 JZ 1972-05-14 Smirnova, T. Nauchnyj
1919 Clemence 1971 SA 1971-09-16 Gibson, J. et al. El Leoncito
1983 Bok 1975 LB 1975-06-09 Roemer, E. Tucson
1991 Darwin 1967 JL 1967-05-06 Cesco, C.U. & Klemola, A.R. El Leoncito
1999 Hirayama 1973 DR 1973-02-27 Kohoutek, L. Bergedorf
2069 Hubble 1955 FT 1955-03-29 Goethe Link Observatory
2104 Toronto 1963 PD 1963-08-15 Kamper, K.W. Tautenberg
2154 Underhill 2015 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J. Palomar
2213 Meeus 1935 SO1 1935-09-24 Delporte, E. Uccle
2227 Otto Struve 1955 RX 1955-09-13 Goethe Link Observatory
2261 Keeler 1977 HC 1977-04-20 Klemola, A.R. Lick
2300 Stebbins 1953 TG2 1953-10-10 Goethe Link Observatory
2413 van de Hulst 6816 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, J., et al. Palomar
2434 Bateson 1981 KA 1981-05-27 Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M. Mount John University Observatory
2451 Dollfus 1980 RQ 1980-09-02 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2602 Moore 1982 BR 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2635 Huggins 1982 DS 1982-02-21 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2658 Gingerich 1980 CK 1980-02-13 Agassiz Station
2710 Veverka 1982 FQ 1982-03-23 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2823 van der Laan 2010 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., & Gehrels, T. Palomar (Palomar-Leiden Survey)
2842 Unsold 1950 OD 1950-07-25 Edmondson, F. K. et al. Goethe Link Observatory
2849 Shklovskij 1976 GN3 1976-04-01 Chernykh, N.S. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
2904 Millman 1981 YB 1981-12-20 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2905 Plaskett 1982 BZ2 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2917 Sawyer-Hogg 1980 RR 1980-09-02 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2974 Holden 1955 QK 1955-08-23 Goethe Link Observatory
2980 Cameron 1981 EU17 1981-03-02 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
3023 Heard 1981 JS 1981-05-05 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3032 Evans 1984 CA1 1984-02-08 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3034 Climenhaga 1917 SE 1917-09-24 Wolf, M. Heidelberg
3061 Cook 1982 UB1 1982-10-21 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3145 Walter Adams 1955 RY 1955-09-14 Goethe Link Observatory
3163 Randi 1981 QM 1981-08-28 Kowal, C.T. Palomar
3166 Klondike 1940 FG 1940-03-30 Väisälä, Y. Turku
3269 Vibert-Douglas 1981 EX16 1981-03-06 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
3282 Spencer Jones 1949 DA 1949-02-19 Goethe Link Observatory
3304 Pearce 1981 EQ21 1981-03-02 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
3307 Athabasca 1981 DE1 1981-02-28 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
3314 Beals 1981 FH 1981-03-30 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3315 Chant 1984 CZ 1984-02-08 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3316 Herzberg 1984 CN1 1984-02-06 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3363 Bowen 1960 EE 1960-03-06 Goethe Link Observatory
3497 Innanen 1941 HJ 1941-04-19 Oterma, L. Turku
3572 Leogoldberg 1954 UJ2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory
3658 Feldman 1982 TR 1982-10-13 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3666 Holman 1979 HP 1979-04-19 Muzzio, J.C. Cerro Tololo
3670 Northcott 1983 BN 1983-01-22 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3673 Levy 1985 QS 1985-08-22 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3684 Berry 1983 AK 1983-01-09 Skiff, B.A. Anderson Mesa
3748 Tatum 1981 JQ 1981-05-03 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3749 Balam 1982 BG1 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3797 Ching-Sung Yu 1987 YL 1987-12-22 Oak Ridge Observatory
3806 Tremaine 1981 EW32 1981-03-01 Bus, S.J. Siding Spring
3819 Robinson 1983 AR 1983-01-12 Skiff, B.A. Anderson Mesa
3852 Glennford 1987 DR6 1987-02-24 Henri Debehogne European Southern Observatory
3866 Langley 1988 BH4 1988-01-20 Debehogne, H. ESO
3931 Batten 1984 EN 1984-03-01 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
3944 Halliday 1981 WP1 1981-11-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4021 Dancey 1981 QD2 1981-08-30 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4058 Cecilgreen 1986 JV 1986-05-04 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4089 Galbraith 1986 JG 1986-05-02 Palomar
4091 Lowe 1986 TL2 1986-10-07 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4113 Rascana 1982 BQ 1982-01-18 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4143 Huziak 1981 QN1 1981-08-29 Taff, L.G. Socorro
4153 Roburnham 1985 JT1 1985-05-14 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
4230 van den Bergh 1973 ST1 1973-09-19 van Houten, C.J. Palomar
4252 Godwin 1985 RG4 1985-09-11 Debehogne, H. ESO
4276 Clifford 1981 XA 1981-12-02 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4318 Bata 1980 DE1 1980-02-21 Vavrova, Z. Klet'
4340 Dence 1986 JZ 1986-05-04 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar
4389 Durbin 1976 GL3 1976-04-01 Chernykh, N.S. Nauchnyj
4446 Carolyn 1985 TT 1985-10-15 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
4451 Grieve 1988 JJ 1988-05-09 Shoemaker, C.S. & E.M. Palomar

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