Am 03.02.02, Michael Poxon yscrifef:
> Looks like the term you're after is aphelion (opposite to perihelion in
> fact) though to be pedantic, this means "farthest point from the Sun" -
> i.e., Earth's Sun. Maybe you could call it apastron, this is the
> astronomical term - but strictly it refers to one member of a double star
> system. I'd stick with aphelion if I were you!
Could also greccify the name of your planet's star and tack
ap- -(i)on onto it.
> Mike
> > and orbital perihelion (is that the right one? I mean the planet's
> > furthest point from its star) occuring roughly 10 days after northern
> > hemisphere winter solstice.
> >
> > And tropical storms which can last for months.
> >
> > Comments and suggestions are, as ever, more than welcome.
> >
> > Rik
>
Padraic.
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