Look up: aphelion

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   aphelion
   The point in its orbit where a planet is farthest from the Sun.
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   aphelion
   The point in its orbit where a planet is farthest from the Sun.
   Found on http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/dictio
   
   
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   Aphelion
   Apoapsis in solar orbit.
   Found on http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsfgloss
   
   
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   Aphelion
   The aphelion is the point at which an object travelling around the sun in an elliptical orbit is at its furthest from the sun.
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   aphelion
   [n] - apoapsis in solar orbit
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   Aphelion
   the time and point where a planet is furthest from the sun; see also perihelion.
   Found on http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/Glastonbur
   
   
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   Aphelion
   The point at which an orbiting body is furthest from the Sun in its orbit.
   Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom
   
   
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   Aphelion
   The point in an orbit around the Sun at which an object is at its greatest distance from the Sun (Opposite of perihelion)
   Found on http://www.exeterastro.co.uk/glossary.ht
   
   
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   Aphelion
   The point in a planet's orbit furthest from the Sun (Helios is Greek for Sun). See also: Perihelion.
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    aphelion
    that point in the orbit of a planet which is farthest from the sun Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Aphelion
    A·phel'ion noun ; plural Aphelia [ Greek ... + ... sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion .
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    aphelion
    <astronomy> That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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    aphelion
    noun apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
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    Aphelion
    • (n.) That point of a planet`s or comet`s orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.
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    aphelion
    (from the article `Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 2008`) ...the pericentre, or periapsis, and that farthest from it is the apocentre, or apoapsis. Specific terms can be used for individual bodies: if the ... [5 related articles]
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    aphelion
    aphelion The point in the orbit of a celestial body; such as, a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun.
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    Aphelion
    It is the point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the Sun (152.5 million kilometers). Aphelion occurs on the 3rd or 4th of July.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo
    
    
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    APHELION
    The point on the earth's orbit that is farthest from the sun. Although the position is part of a 21,000 year cycle, currently it occurs around July, when the earth is about 3 million miles farther from the sun than at perihelion. This term can be applied to any other celestial body in orbit around the sun. It is the opposite of perihelion.
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/a.html
    
    
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    aphelion
    The point in the orbit of a planet, or other object in the Solar System, which is furthest from the Sun.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi
    
    
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    aphelion
    aphelion (ufē'lēun, ăp"hē'–) , point farthest from the sun in the orbit of a body about the sun. See apsis.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08043