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pericentre

/ ˈpɛrɪˌsɛntə /

noun

  1. the point in an elliptical orbit that is nearest to the centre of mass of the system

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Starting from the pericentre, it is completed on the return to the pericentre.

In astronomy the word denotes the angular distance of a body from the pericentre of the orbit in which it is moving.

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