Perigalacticum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Perigalacticum is a noun meaning (astronomy) The closest point in a star's orbit around the centre of a galaxy (the galactic periapsis).
Meaning
(astronomy) The closest point in a star's orbit around the centre of a galaxy (the galactic periapsis).
Example Sentences
During the late Cenozoic glaciation, high-latitude glaciation started in the Miocene 14 m.y. ago, and the sun is presently 8 + 4 m.y. from the perigalacticum.
Word Forms
- perigalactica
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perigalacticon, perigee, pericenter, apogalacticon, periastron, periapsis.
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