aphelion : The furthest distance a celestial body (eg planet) is from the centre of the sun.
Capt Lightning Well-known Member Location Historic Buchan, Scotland Sep 5, 2020 #1 aphelion : The furthest distance a celestial body (eg planet) is from the centre of the sun.
A Aunt Marg SF VIP Sep 5, 2020 #2 Apart from Mercury, no other natural object in our solar system is known to have a smaller aphelion - the point at which an orbiting body is farthest from the sun.
Apart from Mercury, no other natural object in our solar system is known to have a smaller aphelion - the point at which an orbiting body is farthest from the sun.