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Orwell

Number: 11020
Provisore: 1984 OG
Discovery: Discovered by 31.07.1984 by A. Mrkos on Klet observatory
Reference: MPC 40705 (23.05.2000)
Orbit: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=11020;old=0;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb

British writer George Orwell (Eric Blair, 1903-1950) was renowned for his novels Animal Farm and 1984, the latter a brilliant examination of the dangers of totalitarian rule. The name was suggested by J. Tichá and endorsed by B. G. Marsden, who made the identification involving this aptly designated object.