pericenter
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Meaning
- noun The point of closest approach of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction.
Similar words
peribaryon perigee peribothron perigalacticum pericynthion apocenter perihelion periastron periherm perihelium
Often followed by
of and passage is distance to
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