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Moth region HS.965

From Hristov, Hristova & Tanikawa (2026)

Moth region HS.965 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 478.75 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 0.0538 of each other at a top speed of 4.31, line up 528 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 9.7×10⁻²⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 478.7522891
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.40674
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.05384
Top speed: 4.310
Path length: 1216.4
Alignments per period: 528
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000, published)
Loop closure: 9.7×10⁻²⁷

Neighbours on the map

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