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For an object [[Orbit|orbiting]] a [http://mydatapages.com/celestial.html celestial] body, the '''apoapsis''' is the point in its orbit which is ''farthest'' from that body.
 
 
For an object [[Orbit|orbiting]] a [[w:Celestial|celestial]] body, the '''apoapsis''' is the point in its orbit which is ''farthest'' from that body. The opposite position in the orbit is the [[periapsis]].
 
  
 
'''Periapsis''' and '''[[apoapsis]]''' are generic terms. The prefixes "peri-" and "apo-" are commonly applied to the Greek or Roman name of the particular body being orbited.
 
'''Periapsis''' and '''[[apoapsis]]''' are generic terms. The prefixes "peri-" and "apo-" are commonly applied to the Greek or Roman name of the particular body being orbited.
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As an example, consider perigee and apogee for [[Earth]], perijove and apojove for [[Jupiter]], periselene and aposelene or perilune and apolune for [[Moon|lunar orbit]], perichron and apochron for [[Saturn]], perihelion and apohelion for the [[Sun]], etc.
 
As an example, consider perigee and apogee for [[Earth]], perijove and apojove for [[Jupiter]], periselene and aposelene or perilune and apolune for [[Moon|lunar orbit]], perichron and apochron for [[Saturn]], perihelion and apohelion for the [[Sun]], etc.
  
The apoapsis is referred to in various MFD modes as:
 
*'''ApA''', apoapsis altitude, distance of the apoapsis from the surface of the body.
 
*'''ApD''', apoapsis distance, essentially the same as ApA.
 
*'''ApR''', apoapsis radius, distance of the apoapsis from the center of the body.
 
 
== See also ==
 
[[w:Apsis|Apsis]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
 
 
[[Category: Articles]]
 
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Celestial mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Celestial mechanics]]
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