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Apogee:
"point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from Fr. apogée, from L. apogæum, from Gk. apogaion, neut. adj., "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see http://wiki.answers.com/index.php?term=apo-) + gaia/ge "earth."
Perigee:
"point at which a celestial body is nearest the Earth," 1594, from Mod.L. perigeum (15c.), from Late Gk. peregeion,used by Ptolemy as a noun, properly neut. of adj. perigeios"near the earth," from peri ges, from peri "near" + ges, gen. of ge "earth."
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How far is the earth from the moon at perigee At apogee?
its closer at perigee than at apogee.
What is the antonym for apogee?
The antonym for apogee is perigee.
What is meant by apogee and pengee?
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
What is another word for perigee?
apogee
What is the opposite of apogee?
Perigee is the opposite of appogee. Perigee is the point in the orbit of the moon at which it is nearest to the earth. Apogee the point in the orbit of the moon at which it is furthest from the earth.
Will moon be at apogee or perigee on December 21 2010?
In December of 2010, the moon reaches apogee at 09 GMT on the 13th, and perigee at 12 GMT on the 25th.
What can you infer about the linear velocity of a satellite in an elliptical orbit as it travels from perigee to apogee?
If the satellite is at the perigee it would go faster and if it was at the apogee it would go slower.
What is meant by apogee and perigree?
Apogee is the point at which the moon is farthest from the earth where as perigee is the point at which the moon is closest to the earth.
When the Moon is farthest from the Earth this point is called .?
The moon is said to be at its Perigee when at its closest point to the Earth, Apogee when at its furthest point. Perigee and Apogee can also be used for other objects when orbiting about the Earth. If we talk about objects orbiting the sun (such as the planets) we use the term Perihelion and Aphelion (the helion part coming from the latin name of helios for the sun). If the perigee coincides with a full moon, we get a `supermoon`. The moon is at its largest circumference as it is at its closest, and is also full.
What exactly does perigee mean?
Perigee relates to the orbit of the moon. For example, perigee is defined as the moment when the moon is orbiting "closest" to the Earth. Apogee, the opposite of perigee, is when the moon is orbiting "farthest" away from the Earth.
How much closer to the earth is the moon at perigee than at apogee?
483,000 km
What is it meant by apogee and perigee?
Both of those words refer to points in the orbit of an earth satellite ... the moon or any artificial satellite. Apogee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is farthest from the earth. Perigee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is closest to the earth.
