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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.
What is an aphelia?
An aphelia is the point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is furthest from the body it orbits.
What the furthest point north on the Earth is called?
The point furthest north on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees north latitude, popularly referred to as the "north pole". The point furthest south on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees south latitude, popularly referred to as the "south pole".
When a planet is closest to the sun in its orbit?
Closest point is called the perihelion; furthest from sun is aphelion.
How far away is earth from Urainus?
Well, that's easy to figure out... The Earth is 152,097,701 km from the Sun at their furthest point apart Uranus is 3,004,419,704 km from the Sun at their furthest point apart Therefore, the distance between Earth and Uranus is 2,852,322,003 km when both planets are at their furthest points from the Sun.
When the moon is farthest from the earth this point is what?
The point in the Moon's orbit where it is furthest from the Earth is called the apogee.
What is the farthest point from earth in the moons orbit?
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.
Why is there perigee?
The moons orbit is not a circle its an ellipse. One of the sides of the elliptical orbit is 50,000 miles closer to earth. The moon reaches this spot on its orbit once every 18 years give or take. Hence, at some point in it's orbit, it is the farthest from earth, and at another point is it closest to earth. "Apogee" is when it is at it's furthest point from earth, "perigee" is when it's closest. It went through perigee just the other night.
What do you call to the point where the earth is fastest from the sun?
Aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
When is a planet farthest from the sun?
The distance that a planet is from the Sun differs depending on the planet. However, for this question, I will use Earth. Earth is closest to the Sun when the Northern Hemisphere is in it's winter months. This is about December 21st. During Summer, The month of June, Earth is Furthest from the Sun.The point when an object is at its furthest point from the Sun in its orbit is called "aphelion".
What is term for the 2 points in the orbit of a satellite nearest or furthest from the sun?
Perihelion = The point in a body's orbit closest to the sun Aphelion = The point in a body's orbit furthest from the sun
Where does the earth travel fast?
The Earth travels around the sun in an orbit that is in an elliptical (oval) shape. The sun is not in the center of the oval, but nearer to one end. The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun is called the perihelion, and that is also the point when the Earth is traveling fastest in its orbit. Where it is furthest from the sun (aphelion) is where it is traveling slowest.
What is an apogalacticon?
An apogalacticon is the point in the orbit of a star at which it is furthest from the centre of its galaxy.
What is The point at which the planet is closest to the sun to its orbit is called?
The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion. The furthest point is called aphelion. Phil
What Is Aphelion?
The aphelionis the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth reaches its aphelion when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer. The point in orbit where a planet or comet is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion. The word aphelionderives from the Greekwords, apomeaning away, off, apart and Helios(the Greek god of the sun). Earth's aphelion usually occurs sometime around July 4.
What is an aphelia?
An aphelia is the point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is furthest from the body it orbits.
