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I.B.62

From Li & Liao (2017)

I.B.62 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 112.6 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). Class I.B orbits, for equal and unequal masses. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 6.359), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00496 of each other at a top speed of 14.2, line up 120 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 9.0×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 112.6005650
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.38767
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.004964
Top speed: 14.19
Path length: 291.09
Alignments per period: 120
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 6.359)
Loop closure: 9.0×10⁻²⁵

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