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Dragonfly II.17.C

From Šuvakov & Dmitrašinović (2013). Sequences of orbits from the Belgrade three-body gallery.

Dragonfly II.17.C is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 95.292 time units, published by Šuvakov & Dmitrašinović (2013). Slim, elongated wings that stretch far from the centre of mass. It is unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 18067), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.000000154 of each other at a top speed of 6068, line up 98 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 9.6×10⁻⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 95.29207909
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.39132
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 1.5×10⁻⁷
Top speed: 60680
Path length: 244.53
Alignments per period: 98
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 1.8×10¹³)
Loop closure: 9.6×10⁻⁷

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