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II.B.1

From Li, Jing & Liao (2018)

II.B.1 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three equal masses that return to their starting positions and velocities every 96.436 time units, published by Li, Jing & Liao (2018). Class II.B orbits, mostly long-period. It is unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 292.5), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.00616 of each other at a top speed of 12.8, line up 88 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 7.0×10⁻²⁷.

Measured over one period

Period: 96.43588620
Masses: 1 : 1 : 1
Energy: -1.25276
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 0.006157
Top speed: 12.75
Path length: 243.75
Alignments per period: 88
Stability: unstable (|λ|max 292.5)
Loop closure: 7.0×10⁻²⁷

Neighbours on the map

All II.B orbits, the families of periodic three-body orbits, or the atlas map.