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Moth region HS.946

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.946 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 480.13 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 0.00513 of each other at a top speed of 14, line up 522 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 3.8×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 480.1337579
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.39061
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.005135
Top speed: 13.96
Path length: 1202.9
Alignments per period: 522
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 3.8×10⁻²⁵

Neighbours on the map

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