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perigee (pĕr`ĭjē), point nearest the earth in the orbit of a body about the earth. See apsis apsis (pl. apsides), point in the orbit of a body where the body is neither approaching nor receding from another body about which it revolves. Any elliptical orbit has two apsides.
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perigee

the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is nearest the earth

perigee [′per·ə‚jē]

(astronomy)

The point in the orbit of the moon or other satellite when it is nearest the earth.

Perigee

the point in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite that is nearest the earth. Perturbations change the position of the perigee in space. Thus, because of perturbations caused by the sun, the moon’s perigee moves along an orbit in the same direction as the moon, completing a revolution in 8.85 years. The shift in the perigee of an artificial earth satellite chiefly arises from the aspherical nature of the earth, and the magnitude and direction of this motion depend on the inclination of the orbital plane of the satellite to the plane of the earth’s equator. The distance from the perigee to the center of the earth is called the perigee distance.

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No references found	The perigee distance, therefore, is that which ought to serve as the basis of all calculations. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context , it ought to reach the moon four days after its departure, that is on the 5th of December, at midnight precisely, at the moment of her attaining her perigee, that is her nearest distance from the earth, which is exactly 86,410 leagues (French), or 238,833 miles mean distance (English). Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit. The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context	pericronus Pericycle pericyclic reaction pericynthion pericystium Pericyte Perida Periderm Peridinea Peridium peridot Peridotite peridotite shell peridrome peridromos peridynamic loudspeaker Perielectrotonus Périer, Casimir Périer, Casimir Pierre perifollicular periform perigalacticon perigean range perigean tidal currents perigean tide Perigee Perigee Argument perigee-to-perigee period perigenic periglacial periglacial climate Periglacial Process perigon Perigone perigonium Périgord Périgueux perigynium perigynous Perihelion perihepatitis perijove perikaryon Perikl Argiropulo Perikl Emmanuilovich Argiropulo Perilampidae Perilla Perilla Oil Perils of Pauline perilymph Perim	Periferico Periferico perifistular Periflux Laser Doppler Flowmeter perifocal perifollicular perifollicular perifollicular anetoderma perifollicular elastolysis perifollicular fibroma perifollicular fibroma perifollicular fibroma perifolliculitis periform perigalacticon perigangliitis Periganglionic Perigastric Perigastric perigastritis perigeal perigeal perigeal perigean perigean perigean perigean range perigean tidal currents perigean tide Perigean tides Perigee Perigee Argument Perigee Argument Perigee Argument Perigee Kick Motor perigee-to-perigee period perigees perigees perigees Perigenesis Perigenetic perigenic Perigeum Perigeum Perigeum Periglacial Periglacial periglacial climate periglacial environment Periglacial lake Periglacial lake Periglacial Process periglandular infiltrates periglottic periglottis Perignon, Dom Pierre perigon perigon perigonal perigone perigone

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The perigee distance, therefore, is that which ought to serve as the basis of all calculations.

From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

, it ought to reach the moon four days after its departure, that is on the 5th of December, at midnight precisely, at the moment of her attaining her perigee, that is her nearest distance from the earth, which is exactly 86,410 leagues (French), or 238,833 miles mean distance (English).

Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.

The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

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