 L2 Lagrange point (source code)

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= L2 Lagrange point
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The collinear <Lagrange point> beyond the smaller primary, away from the larger one, is $L_2$. For a small mass ratio it lies approximately one <Hill radius> from the secondary and has a growing linear mode.

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