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II.C.207

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.207 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 95.19 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 4111), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00047 of each other at a top speed of 46.1, line up 90 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 7.8×10⁻²⁵.

Measured over one period

Period: 95.18951934
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.28153
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 4.7×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 46.12
Path length: 237.10
Alignments per period: 90
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 4111)
Loop closure: 7.8×10⁻²⁵

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