This is a list of 632 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 Discoverersort descending Observatory
4089 Galbraith 1986 JG 1986-05-02 Palomar
3363 Bowen 1960 EE 1960-03-06 Goethe Link Observatory
3145 Walter Adams 1955 RY 1955-09-14 Goethe Link Observatory
3797 Ching-Sung Yu 1987 YL 1987-12-22 Oak Ridge Observatory
3572 Leogoldberg 1954 UJ2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory
2658 Gingerich 1980 CK 1980-02-13 Agassiz Station
3282 Spencer Jones 1949 DA 1949-02-19 Goethe Link Observatory
7672 Hawking 1995 UO2 1995-10-24 Klet'
2974 Holden 1955 QK 1955-08-23 Goethe Link Observatory
4463 Marschwarzschild 1954 UO2 1954-10-28 Goethe Link Observatory

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