periastron
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It seems that the government here knew all about the weather conditions they could expect at periastron, and had made plans for them.
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- In the orbit of any heavenly body which moves around another, the point where the former approaches nearest to the primary: usually applied to double stars, but also generally to any satellite.
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- The planet's axial inclination was 24-, and northern midsummer fell nearly at periastron. — Agent Of The Terran Empire
- It was midwinter, but also periastron; only long nights and frequent rains marked the season in this hemisphere. — Agent Of The Terran Empire
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It seems that the government here knew all about the weather conditions they could expect at periastron, and had made plans for them.
— Oomphel in the Sky - It will plunge much lower than we planned before rounding periastron and receding.) " — Starfarers
- At periastron, Talwin comes within — A Circus of Hells
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- New Latin, from Greek
περί , around, +ᾰστρον , a star.