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galaxy orbital event
subject			fact

galaxy orbital event	has participants star, galaxy
	is a kind of orbital event
orbital event	has period 1 orbital period
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence

Kinds of galaxy orbital event :

• apogalacticon (3 facts) - The point in a star's orbit farthest from the Galactic center.
• perigalacticon (3 facts) - The point in a star's orbit around the Galaxy when the star lies closest to the Galactic center. The Sun is near perigalacticon now.