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Noun: point of periapsis
  1. (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
    "The spacecraft reached its point of periapsis and began to move away from the planet";
    - periapsis

Derived forms: points of periapsis

Type of: celestial point

Antonym: point of apoapsis

Part of: celestial orbit, orbit