(273836) Hoijyusek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 2007 by Ye, Q.-z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Hoi Jyu Sek (Haizhushi), “the Rock of the Pearl in Sea”, was a large rock in the Pearl River that had been treated as an icon of Guangzhou (Canton) for many centuries. Many places and sites in Guangzhou, including the river itself, were named after it. Hoi Jyu Sek was buried under the Cheung Tai riverbank in 1931.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hoijyusek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoijyusek is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 273836 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GZ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.