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.
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
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.
In December of 2010, the moon reaches apogee at 09 GMT on the 13th, and perigee at 12 GMT on the 25th.
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.
Pedigree refers to ancestry, and has nothing to do with astronomy. You may be thinking of perigee, the closest point of approach to the Earth in an orbit. Apogee is the opposite; the farthest away from the Earth in its orbit.
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
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.
its closer at perigee than at apogee.
The antonym for apogee is perigee.
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.
In December of 2010, the moon reaches apogee at 09 GMT on the 13th, and perigee at 12 GMT on the 25th.
If the satellite is at the perigee it would go faster and if it was at the apogee it would go slower.
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.
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Perigee is the point in the orbit that is closest to the earth. Satellite orbits are never perfect circles, they are ellipses, some closer to circular than others. The opposite of perigee is apogee.
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.