On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Aphelion. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as apoapsis or perihelion and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Aphelion in a sentence
Aphelion meaning
The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
Synonyms of Aphelion
Using Aphelion
- The main meaning on this page is: The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
- Useful related words include: apoapsis, point of apoapsis, perihelion.
- In the example corpus, aphelion often appears in combinations such as: at aphelion, aphelion and, its aphelion.
Context around Aphelion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aphelion
- In this selection, "aphelion" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, week, maximum, plus, remained and far stand out and add context to how "aphelion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a maximum aphelion to a and and an aphelion far beyond. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aphelion" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aphelion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aphelion is 103.4% of the distance to perihelion. (9 words)
At perihelion Earth is travelling at 67,779 mph while at aphelion its. (13 words)
Its aphelion is only half that of Sedna's, at 400–500 AU. (13 words)
The size and shape of the orbit were adjusted to a much smaller degree so that aphelion remained at approximately 5 AU, Jupiter's distance from the Sun, and perihelion was somewhat greater than 1 AU, the Earth's distance from the Sun. (43 words)
The decrease in solar radiation at aphelion, plus shorter periods of daylight cause, in general, less heat from the Sun to hit the southern hemisphere in winter than the northern hemisphere during its winter at perihelion six months later. (39 words)
Like Pluto, its orbit is highly eccentric, with a perihelion of 38.2 AU (roughly Pluto's distance from the Sun) and an aphelion of 97.6 AU, and steeply inclined to the ecliptic plane. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mount Burnett Observatory committee member Jacquie Milner said the southern hemisphere will start coming back into the sun after aphelion.
In the last week, Aphelion has traded up 16.8% against the US dollar.
At perihelion Earth is travelling at 67,779 mph while at aphelion its.
Aphelion is 103.4% of the distance to perihelion.
At the time of its discovery, Chiron was close to aphelion, whereas the observations showing a coma were done closer to perihelion, perhaps explaining why no cometary behavior had been seen earlier.
Based on measurements of the aphelion and perihelion of the Earth and Mars, he created a formula in which a planet's rate of motion is inversely proportional to its distance from the Sun.
Because of the increased distance at aphelion, only 93.55% of the solar radiation from the Sun falls on a given square area of land than at perihelion.
Due to the inverse square law, the radiation at perihelion is about 106.9% the energy at aphelion.
However, that distance varies as Earth orbits the Sun, from a maximum ( aphelion ) to a minimum ( perihelion ) and back again once a year.
Indeed, Bullialdus maintained the sun's force was attractive at aphelion and repulsive at perihelion.
In modern times, Earth's perihelion occurs around 3 January, and its aphelion around 4 July.
Its aphelion is only half that of Sedna's, at 400–500 AU.
Like Pluto, its orbit is highly eccentric, with a perihelion of 38.2 AU (roughly Pluto's distance from the Sun) and an aphelion of 97.6 AU, and steeply inclined to the ecliptic plane.
Pluto has a relatively eccentric orbit inclined 17 degrees to the ecliptic plane and ranging from 29.7 AU from the Sun at perihelion (within the orbit of Neptune) to 49.5 AU at aphelion.
The changing Earth–Sun distance causes an increase of about 6.9% in solar energy reaching Earth at perihelion relative to aphelion.
The decrease in solar radiation at aphelion, plus shorter periods of daylight cause, in general, less heat from the Sun to hit the southern hemisphere in winter than the northern hemisphere during its winter at perihelion six months later.
The semi-major axis of this ellipse is defined to be half of the straight line segment that joins the aphelion and perihelion.
The size and shape of the orbit were adjusted to a much smaller degree so that aphelion remained at approximately 5 AU, Jupiter's distance from the Sun, and perihelion was somewhat greater than 1 AU, the Earth's distance from the Sun.
They have highly eccentric orbits, generally a perihelion within the orbits of the inner planets and an aphelion far beyond Pluto.
When the comet passed Jupiter in the late 1960s or early 1970s, it happened to be near its aphelion, and found itself slightly within Jupiter's Hill sphere.
Common combinations with aphelion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at aphelion 6×
- aphelion and 4×
- its aphelion 3×
- acquire aphelion 2×
- aphelion should 2×
- aphelion is 2×
- to aphelion 2×
- the aphelion 2×
- an aphelion 2×