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Broucke region HS.238

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Broucke region HS.238 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 252.57 time units, published by Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026). Stable orbits related to Broucke’s isosceles orbit, with one body swinging through the other two. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.000531 of each other at a top speed of 43.4, line up 270 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.4×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 252.5732651
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.39010
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 5.3×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 43.38
Path length: 647.57
Alignments per period: 270
Topology: aaBAbaBAbaBAbbABabABabAAbaBAbaBAbaBBabABabABaaBAbaBAbaBAbbABabABabABaaBAbaBAbaBBabABabABabAAbaBAbaBAbaBBabABabABaaBAbaBAbaBAbbABabABabAAbaBAbaBAbaBBabABabABabAAbaBAbaBAbbABabABabAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 1.4×10⁻²⁵

Neighbours on the map

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