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II.C.203

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.203 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 72.655 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 2331), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0187 of each other at a top speed of 7.37, line up 80 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.4×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 72.65471749
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.41724
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.01867
Top speed: 7.371
Path length: 191.14
Alignments per period: 80
Topology: abaBAbaBAbaBAbabABabABabABAbaBAbaBAbaBAbaBABabABabAB (free-group class)
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 2331)
Loop closure: 1.4×10⁻²⁵

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