Edwin Foster Coddington
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| 439 Ohio | October 13, 1898 | Template:MPC |
| 440 Theodora | October 13, 1898 | Template:MPC |
| 445 Edna | October 2, 1899 | Template:MPC |
Edwin Foster Coddington (June 24, 1870 – December 21, 1950) was an American astronomer and discoverer of astronomical objects.<ref name="Coddington" />
He co-discovered the comet C/1898 L1 (Coddington-Pauly), also known by the older designation Comet 1898 VII. He also discovered 3 asteroids,<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> and the galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major, which later became known as "Coddington's Nebula".<ref name="Nebula" />
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Coddington's Nebula (IC 2574) discovered by Coddington in 1898<ref name="Img-description"/>
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C/1898 L1 (Coddington–Pauly) discovered by Coddington on 10 June 1898
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