Apsis: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:18, 6 October 2007

Body	Closest approach	Farthest approach
Galaxy	Perigalacticon	Apogalacticon
Star	Periastron	Apastron
Black hole	Perimelasma/Perinigricon	Apomelasma/Aponigricon
Sun	Perihelion	Aphelion
Mercury	Perihermion	Apohermion
Venus	Pericytherion/Pericytherean/Perikrition	Apocytherion/Apocytherean/Apokrition
Earth	Perigee	Apogee
Moon	Periselene/Pericynthion/Perilune	Aposelene/Apocynthion/Apolune
Mars	Periareion	Apoareion
Jupiter	Perizene/Perijove	Apozene/Apojove
Saturn	Perikrone/Perisaturnium	Apokrone/Aposaturnium
Uranus	Periuranion	Apouranion
Neptune	Periposeidion	Apoposedion
Pluto	Perihadion	Apohadion

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 | [[Black hole]] || Perimelasma/Perinigricon || Apomelasma/Aponigricon
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-| [[Sun]] || Perihelion || Aphelion<ref>Properly pronounced 'affelion' because the (neo) Greek is αφήλιον, although the [[hypercorrection]] 'ap-helion' is commonly heard.</ref>
+| [[Sun]] || Perihelion || Aphelion
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 | [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] || Perihermion || Apohermion