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Moth region HS.782

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.782 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 442.19 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 0.0000884 of each other at a top speed of 106, line up 480 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 3.1×10⁻²³.

Measured over one period

Period: 442.1858588
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.38927
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 8.8×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 106.4
Path length: 1107.5
Alignments per period: 480
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 3.1×10⁻²³

Neighbours on the map

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