Theoretical detection of triple star systems with figure-eight orbits
Animation of "figure-eight" orbit
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The starting parameters for this orbit were originally found by Carles Simó
The java applet used for this animation is public domain by Bob Jenkins. See http://burtleburtle.net/bob/java/orbit/index.html for details.
Copyright 2001 S. Edgeworth