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Definitions of apoapsis
  1. noun
    (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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  • apogee apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
  • apolune apoapsis in orbit around the moon
  • aposelene apoapsis in orbit around the moon
  • aphelion apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
  • apojove apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter
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