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II.C.219

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.219 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 118.21 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 8289), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0228 of each other at a top speed of 6.64, line up 114 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 7.4×10⁻²⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 118.2139479
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.30020
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.02278
Top speed: 6.638
Path length: 305.81
Alignments per period: 114
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 8289)
Loop closure: 7.4×10⁻²⁷

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