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unstable Lagrangian point comparison table

Subject	has location	has definition	has synonym
inner Lagrangian point	between the two bodies on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies	An unstable Lagrangian point between the two bodies on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies. Mass transfer occurs through this point in a close binary star system.	L1
L2	beyond the most massive body on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies	An unstable Lagrangian point beyond the most massive body on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies.
L3	beyond the less massive body on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies	An unstable Lagrangian point beyond the less massive body on the line passing through the centers of mass of the two bodies.

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