11020 Orwell 1979, extending the body's observation arc by 5 years prior to its official discovery observation at Klet. According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, "Orwell" measures 14.466 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.089. It has an absolute magnitude of 12.6. As of 2017, "Orwell"s spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown. This minor planet was named for British writer Eric Blair (1903–1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, who is associated with the year of the object's discovery,
George Orwell bibliography In addition, Orwell produced several pieces while working at the BBC as a correspondent. Some were written by him and others were merely recited for radio broadcast. For years, these went uncollected until the anthologies "Orwell: The War Broadcasts" (Marboro Books, June 1985 and in the United States, as "Orwell: The Lost Writings" by Arbor House, September 1985) and "Orwell: The War Commentaries" (Gerald Duckworth & Company Ltd., London, 1 January 1985) were edited by W. J. West. Orwell was responsible for producing "The Indian Section" of BBC Eastern Service and his program notes from 1 February and 7 December