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II.C.63

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.63 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 63.931 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 2734), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00289 of each other at a top speed of 18.8, line up 40 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 2.9×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 63.93064789
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -0.971741
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.002894
Top speed: 18.77
Path length: 132.74
Alignments per period: 40
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 2734)
Loop closure: 2.9×10⁻²⁵

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