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Moth region HS.496

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.496 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 400.74 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 0.000278 of each other at a top speed of 60, line up 388 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 4.1×10⁻²⁴.

Measured over one period

Period: 400.7407248
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.29886
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 2.8×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 60.03
Path length: 1001.1
Alignments per period: 388
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 4.1×10⁻²⁴

Neighbours on the map

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