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point of periapsis

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point of periapsis
n.	1. periapsis, point of periapsis	(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited.
	~ astronomy, uranology	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
	~ celestial point	a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere).
	~ celestial orbit, orbit	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
	~ perigee	periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth.
	~ perihelion	periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun.
	~ perijove	periapsis in orbit around Jupiter.
	~ perilune, periselene	periapsis in orbit around the moon.