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periastron

closest point in an orbit around a star
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periastron

Summary

periastron is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • periastron's subclass of is recorded as periapsis[2].
  • periastron's opposite of is recorded as apoastron[3].
  • periastron's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 688466[4].
  • periastron's different from is recorded as periapsis[5].
  • periastron's different from is recorded as perihelion[6].
  • periastron's different from is recorded as perigee[7].
  • periastron's different from is recorded as periselene[8].
  • periastron's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120p9x7d[9].
  • periastron's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as periastron[10].
  • periastron's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1208[11].
  • periastron's MetaSat ID is recorded as periastron[12].
  • periastron's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as periastr-eb5ab2[13].

Why It Matters

periastron is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

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.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Opposite of → apoastron
    Subclass of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2331204
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