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perihelion /ˌpɛrɪˈhiːlɪən /noun (plural perihelia /ˌpɛrɪˈhiːlɪə/) AstronomyThe point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun: today Mercury is at perihelion...- He calculated to within a month the return in 1759 of Halley's comet to its perihelion (closest point to the Sun).
- For objects orbiting Earth, periapsis and apoapsis are known as perigee and apogee; for objects orbiting the Sun, these locations are known as perihelion and aphelion.
- This affects the climate because the influx of solar energy to our planet would then vary between perihelion and aphelion by a larger proportion than at present.
The opposite of aphelion. Origin Mid 17th century: alteration of modern Latin perihelium (by substitution of the Greek inflection -on), from Greek peri- 'around' + hēlios 'sun'. |