What is Earths Perihelion and Aphelion?
Astronomers use the terms perihelion and aphelion to describe the points of an object’s orbit around the Sun when they are closest to and farthest away from the Sun, respectively. In the case of the planet Earth, with the Sun as the focal point around which it orbits, the difference between the distances at perihelion and aphelion are much less than some of the other planets. Here are some facts about Earth’s perihelion and aphelion.
