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II.C.107

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.107 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 159.36 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 17.02), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00723 of each other at a top speed of 11.8, line up 150 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.5×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 159.3592408
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.27748
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.007233
Top speed: 11.76
Path length: 401.16
Alignments per period: 150
Topology: abaBAbaBAbaBAbaBAbabABabABabABabABabaBAbaBAbaBAbaBAbabABabABabABabABAbaBAbaBAbaBAbaBABabABabABabAB (free-group class)
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 17.02)
Loop closure: 1.5×10⁻²⁵

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