According to us, it is likely that the 
asterisk was accidentally placed a quaver too far in FE. It is suggested by a comparison with analogous bars – wherever a mark is present (b. 25, 65 and 169), it is placed on the 3rd quaver of the bar. A longer pedal, although harmonically correct, is devoid of the energy emphasising the polonaise rhythm, which is obtained by releasing the pedal on the 3rd quaver. Taking into account the above arguments, in the main text we put under the 3rd quaver of the bar. The change of the position of the mark in GE2 (→GE3) was probably an attempt to find a compromise between the two versions present in FE.
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notation: Pedalling