[2][3] Orwell orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (1,993 days).
[1] As of 2017, Orwell's spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown.
[1][5] 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, 1984, due to his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, which explores the dangers of totalitarian rule.
The name was proposed by Czech astronomer Jana Tichá at Klet and supported by Brian G.
[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 23 May 2000 (M.P.C.