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Point of Apoapsis

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(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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apoapsis
plural
Point of Apoapsises
possessive
Point of Apoapsis's
pluralpossessive
Point of Apoapsises'

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(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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