Astronomy   View all facts   Glossary   Help

physical phenomena > event > celestial event > periodic celestial event > orbital event > galaxy orbital event

galaxy orbital event comparison table

Subject	has antonym	has definition
apogalacticon	perigalacticon	The point in a star's orbit farthest from the Galactic center.
perigalacticon	apogalacticon	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.

Next orbital event: Moon orbital event    Up: orbital event    Previous orbital event: Earth orbital event