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L5 comparison table

Subject	has definition	has location	is a kind of	is an instance of
stable Lagrangian point		a point in the orbital plane of the system	Lagrangian point
L5	A stable Lagrangian point in in the orbit of the less massive component which is equidistant from the two main components opposite the orbit direction	point in the orbit of the less massive component which is equidistant from the two main components opposite the orbit direction		stable Lagrangian point

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