Choreographic Three Bodies on the Lemniscate: GIF animation
Center of Mass
Three Bodies at t=K (black circles)
and Center of Mass (red circle)
for 0<=k^2<=1.
Center of Mass g(x)
Horizontal componet of the
Center of Mass g_{x} at t=K
for 0<=k^2<=1.
At t=K, the Center of Mass is at the origin if and only if
k^2 = (2+sqrt{3})/4 = 0.93301270189221932338...

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