apogee

furthest point in an orbit around the Earth
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apogee

Summary

apogee ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • apogee is a type of apoapsis[2].
  • apogee is part of apogee and perigee[3].
  • apogee is the opposite of perigee[4].
  • apogee's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[5].
  • apogee's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • apogee's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • apogee's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • apogee's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[9].
  • apogee's different from is recorded as apoapsis[10].
  • apogee's different from is recorded as apoastron[11].
  • apogee's different from is recorded as aphelion[12].
  • apogee's different from is recorded as aposelene[13].

Body

Definition and Type

apogee is a type of apoapsis[2]. apogee is the opposite of perigee[4].

Use and Application

apogee is part of apogee and perigee[3].

Why It Matters

apogee ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[1] apogee has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] apogee is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from apoapsis, apoastron, aphelion +1
    Subclass of apoapsis
    Described by source Encyclopedic Lexicon, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Opposite of perigee
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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