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Apoapsis vs Apojove - What's the difference?

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In astronomy|lang=en terms the difference between apoapsis and apojove

is that apoapsis is (astronomy) the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum while apojove is (astronomy) the spot that is the farthest away from the planet jupiter in the orbit of each of its own satellites; apoapsis around jupiter.

As nouns the difference between apoapsis and apojove

is that apoapsis is (astronomy) the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum while apojove is (astronomy) the spot that is the farthest away from the planet jupiter in the orbit of each of its own satellites; apoapsis around jupiter.

apoapsis

English

Noun

(apoapsides)
  • (astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

    • Usage notes

    For some celestial bodies, specialised terms are used.

    Synonyms

    * apocenter

    Antonyms

    * periapsis

    Related terms

    * apastron * aphelion * apolune * apogee

    See also

    * (Apsis)

    apojove

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) the spot that is the farthest away from the planet Jupiter in the orbit of each of its own satellites; apoapsis around Jupiter

    • Related terms

    * apoapsis

    See also

    * Jupiter, orbit