The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is
most distant from the center of the earth is called the 'apogee'.
That point in the moon's orbit is called the "apogee".
The point in the moon's orbit when it is furtherest from Earth is its apogee (app-oh-jee).
It is called Apsis. The point in the moon's orbit where that happens is the apogee of the orbit.
The farthest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth is called the apogee. At apogee, the Moon is approximately 405,500 kilometers (251,966 miles) away from Earth.
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.
That point in the moon's orbit is called the "apogee".
The point in the Moon's orbit where it is furthest from the Earth is called the apogee.
The point in the moon's orbit when it is furtherest from Earth is its apogee (app-oh-jee).
The farthest point a satellite in orbit around the Earth can be from the Earth is called apogee. This is the point in the orbit where the satellite is the farthest from Earth.
It is called Apsis. The point in the moon's orbit where that happens is the apogee of the orbit.
That's the point in Earth's orbit called "perihelion".The point in the orbit that's farthest from the sun is "aphelion".
The farthest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth is called the apogee. At apogee, the Moon is approximately 405,500 kilometers (251,966 miles) away from Earth.
The earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle, so there is a point at which we are nearest to the sun, and a point at which we are farthest from it. The point in the orbit at which we are nearest the sun is called "perihelion". The earth passes that point at some time during the first few days in January. In 2011, it happened on January 3. The point in the orbit at which we are farthest from the sun is called "aphelion". We pass it at some time during the first few days of July.
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 farthest point of the Moon's orbit from Earth is called apogee. It is approximately 405,500 kilometers (252,088 miles) away from Earth. At this point, the Moon appears smaller in the sky since it's at its greatest distance from our planet.
The sun. Aphelion is the point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the sun.
The generic name (for such a point in the orbit) is apapsis. Specifically for an orbit around Earth, the name "apogee" is also used.