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aphelion

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000167

The point on the annual orbit of a body (about the sun) that is farthest from the sun; at present, the earth reaches this point (152 million kilometer from the sun) on about 5 July. Opposite of perihelion.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000167
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoapocenter; apogee
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000167",
  "term": "aphelion",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The point on the annual orbit of a body (about the sun) that is farthest from the sun; at present, the earth reaches this point (152 million kilometer from the sun) on about 5 July. Opposite of perihelion.",
  "see_also": [
    "apocenter",
    "apogee"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/aphelion/"
}

Record 167 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.