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are stable at the and Lagrangian points. These lie at the third corners of the two equilateral triangles in the plane of orbit whose common base is the line between the centers of the two masses, such that the point lies behind or ahead of the smaller mass with regard to its orbit around the larger mass. The triangular points ( and ) are stable equilibria, provided that the ratio of M₁/M₂ is nearly 24.96.{2} ? 24.9599357944 }} When a body at these points is perturbed, it

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