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II.C.217

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.217 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 112.48 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 254.3), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00016 of each other at a top speed of 79.2, line up 110 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 3.6×10⁻²⁴.

Measured over one period

Period: 112.4811756
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.31078
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.6×10⁻⁴
Top speed: 79.17
Path length: 287.50
Alignments per period: 110
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 254.3)
Loop closure: 3.6×10⁻²⁴

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