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.
Numbersort descending Name Designation Discovery Discoverer Observatory
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

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