Discovered by Antonín Mrkos Minor planet category Main belt Orbital period 1,998 days Orbits Sun Named after George Orwell Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 31 July 1984 Observation arc 13323 days (36.48 yr) Discovered 31 July 1984 Discoverer Antonín Mrkos Discovery site Kleť Observatory | |
Alternative names 1979 SA9; 1984 OG; 1999 GL5 Aphelion 3.56032 AU (532.616 Gm) | ||
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 Nineteen Eighty-Four. 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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