| NOUN | location | perihelion | periapsis in solar orbit |
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| Meaning | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun. | |
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| Broader | periapsis, point of periapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited |
| Opposite | aphelion | apoapsis in solar orbit |
| Spanish | perihelio | |
| Catalan | periheli | |
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