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whan the earth is about 152million kms(farthest) to the sun it is aphelion and when it is 146 million kms away from sun it(nearest) it is perhelion
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What do you call the point in a satellite's orbit farthest from its planet?
In general the farthest point in a satellite's orbit from its focus is its apoapsis. If the focus is the Sun or Earth however then you would say the satellite's farthest point is its aphelion and apogee, respectively.
The sun earth aphelion occurs when?
The Earth reaches its furthest distance to the Sun, called aphelion, about July 4th each year.
When is the speed of a planet revolving around the sun the slowest?
When it is farthest from the Sun. This point is known as aphelion. *Aphelion = Furthest point from the Sun.
When is Jupiter at its closest to the Earth when it is at what elongation position?
Jupiter is closest to Earth when Jupiter is at perihelion, and Earth is at aphelion. Perihelion is when a planet is closest to the sun. Aphelion is when the planet is farthest from the sun.
How far away is Mars from the Sun in AU?
It varies, 1.66 AU at Aphelion and 1.38 AU at Perihelion.
Where can you find pictures of a perhelion?
its a large cat
How far away is Venus far away from the sun?
107 million kilometers
What is perhelion?
It's the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the sun! :)
Is Pluto perihelion or aphelion?
aphelion
How close does perihelion get to then sun?
Perhelion gets close to the sun about January 3rd...
What is mars distance from the sun at Perhelion?
Its about 30000,000.0000.000 star galaxys away...:D
Is the northern hemisphere summer during aphelion or perihelion?
The Aphelion.
How do you use the word Aphelion?
Aphelion is the point in a planet's or comet's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth's aphelion is 152,098,232 km.
How far is mars from the sun in aphelion?
It is about 249,209,000 kilometers from the Sun, at aphelion.
What do you call the point in a satellite's orbit farthest from its planet?
In general the farthest point in a satellite's orbit from its focus is its apoapsis. If the focus is the Sun or Earth however then you would say the satellite's farthest point is its aphelion and apogee, respectively.
When is Jupiter's aphelion?
Saturn's aphelion is when Saturn is farthest from the Sun.At that point it is about 1,513,326,000 km (10.1 AU) away from our star (measured from center of mass to center of mass).
Does a planet travel fastest at aphelion or perihelion?
Neptune is located at aphelion in its orbit. It is the furthest from the Sun while it is in its orbit.
