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II.C.144

m₃ = 0.75

From Li & Liao (2017)

II.C.144 m₃ = 0.75 is a periodic orbit of the planar three-body problem: three masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 0.75 that return to their starting positions and velocities every 183.22 time units, published by Li & Liao (2017). The largest class in the atlas: hundreds of II.C orbits for seven mass ratios. It is linearly stable (largest Floquet multiplier 1.040), so a small nudge only makes it wobble. The bodies pass within 0.000034 of each other at a top speed of 183, line up 254 times a period, and the computed loop closes to 4.7×10⁻²³.

Measured over one period

Period: 183.2158750
Masses: 1 : 1 : 0.75
Energy: -1.30508
Angular momentum: 0
Closest approach: 3.4×10⁻⁵
Top speed: 183.3
Path length: 407.30
Alignments per period: 254
Topology: ababABababABAbabABAbabABAbabABAbabABAbabaBAbabABABabABAbabaBAbabaBABabABABabaBAbabaBABabaBABabaBABabaBABabaBABababABababABAbaBABAbabABababABabaBABAbaBAB (free-group class)
Stability: stable (|λ|max 1.040)
Loop closure: 4.7×10⁻²³

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