11020 ORWELL

'11020 Orwell' is an asteroid. It was discovered on July 31, 1984 by Antonín Mrkos at the Czech observatory in Kleť.
George Orwell is the pseudonym of British writer Eric Blair (1903-1950), forever associated with the year of discovery, 1984, due to the enduring popularity of his dystopian novel by the same title. Orwell is one of only a handful of writers to have an asteroid named after him.
According to the records of Klet Observatory: "The name was suggested by J. Tichá and endorsed by B. G. Marsden, who made the identification involving this aptly designated object".

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★ http://www.klet.org/

★ http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo?objects:Orwell;main