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I.B.144

From Li & Liao (2017)

I.B.144 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 194.4 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). Class I.B orbits, for equal and unequal masses. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.000), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.0000336 of each other at a top speed of 173, line up 348 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.6×10⁻²³.

Measured over one period

Period: 194.4045904
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.88359
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 3.4×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 172.6
Path length: 511.10
Alignments per period: 348
Topology: ababABAbabaBABababABABabaBABAbabaBABababABAbabaBABAbabABABabaBABAbabaBABababABAbabaBABAbabABABabaBABAbabaBABababABAbabaBABAbabABABababABAbabaBABababABABabaBABAbabABABababABAbabaBABababABABabaBABAbabABAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.000)
Loop closure: 1.6×10⁻²³

Neighbours on the map

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