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Moth region HS.213

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.213 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 258.44 time units, published by Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026). Stable orbits from the moth-like part of the search domain, between the figure-eight and the Schubart regions. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.000000704 of each other at a top speed of 1191, line up 260 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 5.3×10⁻¹⁹.

Measured over one period

Period: 258.4356234
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.33315
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 7.0×10⁻⁷
Top speed: 1191
Path length: 655.23
Alignments per period: 260
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 5.3×10⁻¹⁹

Neighbours on the map

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