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Moth region HS.526

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.526 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 359.61 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 0.045 of each other at a top speed of 4.71, line up 400 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.7×10⁻²⁶.

Measured over one period

Period: 359.6105562
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.41476
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.04502
Top speed: 4.710
Path length: 916.01
Alignments per period: 400
Topology: (abaBAbabAB)²⁵ (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 1.7×10⁻²⁶

Neighbours on the map

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