title: Edwin Foster Coddington
text: # Edwin Foster Coddington
  
  Asteroids discovered: 3 :
  
  | 439 Ohio | October 13, 1898 | MPC |
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  | 440 Theodora | October 13, 1898 | MPC |
  | 445 Edna | October 2, 1899 | MPC |
  
  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".
  
  