Associations to the word «Perihelion»
Noun
- Comet
- Eccentricity
- Neptune
- Orbit
- Au
- Pluto
- Perturbation
- Asteroid
- Mercury
- Relativity
- Longitude
- Jupiter
- Inclination
- Centaur
- Kepler
- Saturn
- Magnitude
- Resonance
- Sun
- Axis
- Einstein
- Equator
- Hemisphere
- Ether
- Brightness
- Anomaly
- Mars
- Apparition
- Meteor
- Distance
- Planet
- Astronomer
- Passage
- Node
- Yr
- Peri
- Venus
- Velocity
- Epoch
- Amor
- Nucleus
- Key
- Trajectory
- Spacecraft
- Tilt
- Avery
- Earth
- Athena
- Whichever
- Sheppard
- Approach
- Coma
- Radius
- Rama
- Semi
- Calculation
- Vortex
- Object
- Belt
- Sixteen
- Hale
- Advance
- Prediction
- Closer
Adjective
Adverb
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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