Definition:Perigee

Definition

Let $P$ be a body in orbit around Earth.

The perigee of $P$ is the closest of the two apsides of $P$'s orbit.

Also see

• Definition:Apogee

• Definition:Perihelion
• Definition:Aphelion

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Sources

• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): apse
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): apse (apsis)