Mary Edwards (c. 1750-1815), of Ludlow, Shropshire, was a skillful mathematical and astronomical computer. From 1773 until her death she performed most of the astronomical computations necessary for the preparation of the Nautical Almanac. The name was suggested by R. H. van Gent.
Discovered on 25-3-1971 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.