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I.B.55

m₃ = 2

From Li & Liao (2017)

I.B.55 m₃ = 2 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 147.78 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). Class I.B orbits, for equal and unequal masses. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.005), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0000594 of each other at a top speed of 212, line up 368 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 6.2×10⁻¹⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 147.7800306
Masses: 1 : 1 : 2
Energy: -3.75178
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 5.9×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 211.9
Path length: 450.23
Alignments per period: 368
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 1.005)
Loop closure: 6.2×10⁻¹⁷

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