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Schubart region HS.385

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Schubart region HS.385 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 244.28 time units, published by Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026). Stable orbits that pass extremely close to a binary collision, descended from Schubart’s rectilinear orbit. They needed 100-digit arithmetic to find. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.0000123 of each other at a top speed of 285, line up 350 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 5.6×10⁻²².

Measured over one period

Period: 244.2832060
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.66271
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.2×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 285.1
Path length: 658.91
Alignments per period: 350
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 5.6×10⁻²²

Neighbours on the map

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