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Moth region HS.744

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.744 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 472.59 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 0.000141 of each other at a top speed of 84.3, line up 464 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.7×10⁻²³.

Measured over one period

Period: 472.5915234
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.31022
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.4×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 84.30
Path length: 1182.4
Alignments per period: 464
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 1.7×10⁻²³

Neighbours on the map

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