Apoapsis

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4461. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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The point in an elliptical orbit at which the orbiting body is closest
to the body it is orbiting. The prefix `apo-' or `ap-' may be attached
to various words or roots depending on the body being orbited: for
example, apastron for an orbit round a star; apojove for an orbit around
Jupiter....

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