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Earth orbital event comparison table

Subject	has antonym	has definition
apogee	perigee	The point at which a body in orbit around the Earth reaches its farthest distance from the Earth.
perigee	apogee	The point at which a body in orbit around the Earth most closely approaches the Earth. Perigee is sometimes used with reference to the apparent orbit of the Sun around the Earth.

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