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I.B.62

m₃ = 2

From Li & Liao (2017)

I.B.62 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 150.82 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). Class I.B orbits, for equal and unequal masses. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.346), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00001 of each other at a top speed of 516, line up 436 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 6.3×10⁻²¹.

Measured over one period

Period: 150.8160160
Masses: 1 : 1 : 2
Energy: -4.13812
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.0×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 516.4
Path length: 464.20
Alignments per period: 436
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 1.346)
Loop closure: 6.3×10⁻²¹

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