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I.A.114

From Li, Jing & Liao (2018)

I.A.114 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 132.24 time units, published by Li, Jing & Liao (2018). Class I.A orbits found with Liao’s clean numerical simulation method, for a third body of varying mass. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.0000415 of each other at a top speed of 155, line up 250 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 5.3×10⁻¹⁸.

Measured over one period

Period: 132.2368607
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.94460
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 4.2×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 155.2
Path length: 343.57
Alignments per period: 250
Topology: ababABAbabaBABAbabaBABababABABababABABabaBABAbabaBABAbabaBABababABABababABABabaBABAbabaBABAbabABABababABABababABAbabaBABAbabaBABAbabABABababABAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000)
Loop closure: 5.3×10⁻¹⁸

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