apoapsis

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apoapsis

noun apoapsides · apoapsises · apoapses · apapsis

The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
Similar: apocenter, apoapse

Opposite: periapsis

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noun

Opposite: periapsis

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noun point of a body's elliptical orbit

Português	apoapside
Français	apoapse, apoapside
Ελληνικά	απόαψη apóapsi

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@misc{apoapsis_2026,
  title = {apoapsis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apoapsis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}