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Relative equilibrium

Relative equilibriumUnstable

Lagrange equilateral

Orbit: the bodies keep an equilateral triangle shape while the whole system rotates.

Status: exact relative equilibrium, but unstable for equal masses by the classical Routh-Gascheau condition.

Source: one of Euler and Lagrange's classical central configurations.

Thin dashed circles show the ideal relative-equilibrium orbit.
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