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Broucke region HS.267

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Broucke region HS.267 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 249.37 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 0.0000128 of each other at a top speed of 28, line up 294 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 2.6×10⁻²².

Measured over one period

Period: 249.3710737
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.48322
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.3×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 279.6
Path length: 639.06
Alignments per period: 294
Topology: aaBAbaBAbaBBabABaaBAbaBAbbABabABabAAbaBAbaBBabABabAAbaBAbaBBabABabAAbaBAbaBBabABabABaaBAbaBAbbABabAAbaBAbaBAbbABabAAbaBAbaBBabABabABaaBAbaBAbbABabABaaBAbaBAbbABabABaaBAbaBAbbABabABabAAbaBAbaBBabAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 2.6×10⁻²²

Neighbours on the map

All Broucke region, the families of periodic three-body orbits, or the atlas map.