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I.A.91

From Li, Jing & Liao (2018)

I.A.91 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 104.53 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 0.0000484 of each other at a top speed of 144, line up 202 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 4.7×10⁻²⁴.

Measured over one period

Period: 104.5346722
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.96951
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 4.8×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 143.7
Path length: 269.64
Alignments per period: 202
Topology: ababABAbabaBABAbabaBABAbabaBABAbabaBABababABABababABABababABABabaBABAbabaBABAbabaBABAbabaBABAbabABABababABABababABAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000)
Loop closure: 4.7×10⁻²⁴

Neighbours on the map

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