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perigee

/'pɛri,dʒi/

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noun
periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
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Opposite:

apogee

type of:
periapsis point of periapsis

Definition that contains perigee

anomalistic month period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days