its closer at perigee than at apogee.
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
"Apogee" means the point in the moon's orbit where it's farthest from earth.
Apogee (farthest point from Earth) - 251,968 miles or 405,503 kilometers Perigee (closest to Earth) - 221,463 miles or 356,334 kilometers Average Distance - 238,857 miles or 384,392 kilometers
At Apogee it is furthest from the Earth. At Perigee it is nearest to the Earth. The mean distance of the moon from the Earth is 242,000 miles. However, the Moon moves in an ellipsoid path., with the Earth at one of the foci of the ellipse. Also its orbit is not co-planar with the Earth's orbit about the Sun, but slightly angled. As a consequence the Moon appears to move faster/slower during the lunar month, and, phases discounted, appears to be larger/smaller. Because of non-co-planarity we do not see a lunar/solar eclipse every months.
252,088 miles
The word "apogee" is used to describe the farthest point away from Earth, while perigee is the closest point to Earth. This is used to describe the parameters of satellite orbits around the Earth. Both values may change due to gravitational variations.The word apogee is the adaptation of the term apsis which is the term for a farthest distance from some object, with gee (geo) meaning Earth.
right answer is-252,088 miles
Its far, apo means up/away
It is 362,570 km (0.0024 AU) away from the Earth
The distance of a satellite from the Earth's surface at its apogee and perigee varies depending on its specific orbit. Generally, at apogee, a satellite can be several thousand kilometers away, often reaching altitudes of up to 35,786 kilometers for geostationary satellites. At perigee, satellites are much closer, typically ranging from a few hundred kilometers to around 2,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface, depending on the orbit type. For example, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites usually have perigee altitudes around 160 to 2,000 kilometers.
The moon does not circle the earth in a perfect circle, so the distance from the earth to the moon varies. The average distance is about 235,000 miles. It can be slightly less--say 220,000 miles when it is at it's closest (called the perigee) and slightly more--say 250.000 miles at the farthest (called the apogee). Hope this helps.
It is 362,570 km (0.0024 AU) away from the Earth