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II.C.223

m₃ = 0.5

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.223 m₃ = 0.5 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 0.5 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 181.12 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is weakly unstable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.585), so a small nudge makes it unravel over a few periods. The bodies pass within 0.0000275 of each other at a top speed of 22, line up 250 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 1.8×10⁻²².

Measured over one period

Period: 181.1173423
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.5
Energy: -1.04855
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 2.8×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 220.1
Path length: 440.51
Alignments per period: 250
Stability: weakly unstable (|λ|max 1.585)
Loop closure: 1.8×10⁻²²

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