perihelion

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
perihelion

Plural
perihelia

perihelion (plural perihelia)

  1. (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet etc where it is nearest to the sun

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point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun
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