Sarah Ireland (b. 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy.
Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 79913

Discovered 2006 July 18 by Q.-z. Ye and H.-C. Lin at Lulin.

Orchestra London Canada, founded in 1937, is a professional orchestra in London, Ontario.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 79913

Popular Slovak ice-hockey player Pavol Demitra (1974–2011) spent 16 seasons in the National Hockey League. His most successful season was with St. Louis, being awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000. A three-time Olympian, he was named to the All-Star Team in 2010. Name suggested by S. Kürti.

Discovered 2003 Apr. 6 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station of Lowell Observatory.

Gordon A. H. Walker (b. 1936), profesor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, was a member of the first group to report on the detection of extrasolar planets.

Named in honor of William F. Bottke, Jr., known for his research on the collisional and dynamical evolution of minor planets. He has also contributed to the study of the origin and evolution of NEAs, in particular by analyzing the formation of doublet craters found on the terrestrial planets.

Dr. Bottke was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on 2012-06-29.

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

Reference: MPC 32348

Allan Rahill (b. 1958) is a meteorologist at the Canadian Meteorological Centre, an amateur astronomer and accomplished optician. His astronomy forecast models feed the Clear Sky Charts, a primary planning tool for observers across North America.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 67219

Attilla Danko (b. 1955) is a Canadian software designer and amateur astronomer. He developed and maintains the Clear Sky Charts, which are a primary planning tool for astronomical observers in North America.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 67219

1781 van Biesbroeck (A906 UB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Georges-Achille van Biesbroeck (January 21, 1880 – February 23, 1974) was a Belgian-American astronomer. He worked at observatories in Belgium, Germany and the United States. He specialized in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets. He is notable for his long career as an observational astronomer.

Discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program, Goethe Link Observatory, University of Indiana. This program was conceived and directed by F. K. Edmondson; the plates were blinked and measured astrometrically by B. Potter and, following her retirement, by D. Owings; and the photometry was performed under the direction of T. Gehrels. During the years 1947-1967, in which the plates were exposed, a large number of people participated in various aspects of the program.

1422 Stromgrenia (1936 QF)          Discovered 1936-Aug-23 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg

Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (21 January 1908 – 4 July 1987) was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist.