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aphelion  

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  • Aphelion is the point in the trajectory of a celestial object in a heliocentric orbit that is farthest from the centre of mass, i.e. the Sun (in the case of the solar system). Aphelion is a special name for the generic astronomical term apoapsid. (Adapted and translated from: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aph%C3%A9lie)

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