aphelion
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈfiːlɪən/, /æpˈhiːlɪən/
aphelion (plural aphelia)
- (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
- see apoapsis
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