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apoapsis Noun

[Subject: Astronomy & Allied Sciences]

- The point in an orbit when the two objects are farthest apart

Translated by: SILVIA ADANI

Antonym: periapsis

Translated in 6 languages

Translations5
	Italian	apocentro
	Spanish	apoapsis
	French	apogée
	Norwegian Bokmål	apoapsis
	Portuguese	apoastro

Antonym: periapsis Noun

[Subject: Astronomy & Allied Sciences]

- Given two objects of which one orbits the other, for example a planet and a satellite, periapsis is the point in the satellite's orbit which is closest (at the smallest distance) from the planet

Translated by: SILVIA ADANI

Translated in 6 languages

Translations5
	Italian	pericentro
	Spanish	periapsis
	French	périgée
	Norwegian Bokmål	periapsis
	Portuguese	periastro

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