(11020) Orwell = 1984 OG
Discovered 1984 July 31 by A. Mrkos at Kleť.
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.
(MPC 40705 – 2000 May 23)

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