perihelion
noun
peri·he·lion
ˌper-ə-ˈhēl-yən 
plural perihelia
ˌper-ə-ˈhēl-yə
: the point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet) compare aphelion
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As the comet approached its perihelion—the closest point in its orbit to the Sun—at around 7:30 a.m.
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
During the probe's Dec. 24 close approach, known as perihelion, NASA mission control will be unable to contact Parker for some three days.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The comet Lovejoy, which reached its perihelion in Dec. 2011, remains the only Kreutz Path comet to have survived its brush with the sun.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The comet successfully reached perihelion, its closest point to the sun in its orbital path around the parent star, on September 27, and was visible for those in the Southern Hemisphere in September and early October.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
During the probe's Dec. 24 close approach, known as perihelion, NASA mission control will be unable to contact Parker for some three days.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The comet Lovejoy, which reached its perihelion in Dec. 2011, remains the only Kreutz Path comet to have survived its brush with the sun.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The comet successfully reached perihelion, its closest point to the sun in its orbital path around the parent star, on September 27, and was visible for those in the Southern Hemisphere in September and early October.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Perihelion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perihelion. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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perihelion
noun
peri·he·lion
ˌper-ə-ˈhēl-yən
: the point in the path of a heavenly body (as a planet) that is nearest to the sun
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