Associations to the word «Perihelion»

Wiktionary

PERIHELION, noun. (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet etc. where it is nearest to the Sun.

Dictionary definition

PERIHELION, noun. Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun.

Wise words

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