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APHELIA [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
DEF

The point of a planet's or comet's orbit most distant from the sun.

OBS

aphelion: ... opposed to perihelion.

OBS

Plural form: aphelia.

Key term(s)
  • aphelia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
DEF

Point de l'orbite d'une planète, ou d'une comète, qui est le plus éloigné du Soleil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astrofísica y cosmografía
  • Sol (Astronomía)
DEF

Momento en el que la órbita de un planeta está en el punto más alejado del sol.

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Record 2 1993-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

aphelia of nearly half of the short-period comets correspond closely to Jupiter's orbit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
CONT

enfin, nous signalerons l'existence de groupes de comètes présentant une similitude de leurs éléments et de la direction de leurs aphélies.

Spanish

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