Perihelion

Related Terms:

apsis pericenter king tide orbit nearest perihelium sun perihelions aphelion perigee elliptical periastron perilune perihelial apollo sednoid perihelic periherm point comet anomalistic year planet periapsis perihelia

Definitions:

Noun

perihelion

Definition: periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun

Definition: The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.

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