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Moth region HS.727

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.727 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 430.53 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 0.0293 of each other at a top speed of 5.85, line up 464 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.0×10⁻²⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 430.5290559
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.38529
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.02925
Top speed: 5.852
Path length: 1084.9
Alignments per period: 464
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 1.0×10⁻²⁷

Neighbours on the map

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