26051

26051 is a minor planet designated as a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on March 3, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program. LINEAR was a project conducted by the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, utilizing a robotic telescope to detect asteroids.

The asteroid orbits the Sun within the main asteroid belt, a region located between Mars and Jupiter. Its orbital period is approximately 3.6 years, and it has a semi-major axis of about 2.3 astronomical units. The precise physical characteristics of 26051, such as its size, albedo, and composition, are not extensively documented in publicly available databases. However, its designation as a minor planet places it among the millions of rocky bodies that populate the solar system.

Further observations and analysis would be required to provide a more detailed understanding of 26051's properties and its place within the asteroid belt. As with many smaller celestial bodies, detailed information about individual asteroids can be limited unless they possess particular scientific interest or pose a potential threat.