pericenter

pericenter
pericentral, pericentric, adj.
/per"euh sen'teuhr/, n. Astron.
the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary. Cf. apocenter.
[1900-05; PERI- + CENTER]

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