+ Asteroids discovered: 3 439 Ohio October 13, 1898 440 Theodora October 13, 1898 445 Edna October 2, 1899
Edwin Foster Coddington (June 24, 1870 – December 21, 1950) was an American astronomer and discoverer of astronomical objects.
He co-discovered the comet C/1898 L1 (Coddington-Pauly), also known by the older designation Comet 1898 VII. He also discovered 3 asteroids, and the galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major, which later became known as "Coddington's Nebula".
References IC 2574 / Coddington's Nebula Dwarf Irregular Galaxy in Ursa Major
External links
Portrait of Edwin Foster Coddington from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections