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Apastron
UK
/əˈpæstrən/
US
/əˈpæstrɑn/
Translation of "apastron" into Russian
apastron
Noun
UK
/əˈpæstrən/
US
/əˈpæstrɑn/
apastron
apastrons pl
The star reached its apastron, the farthest point in its orbit.
Звезда достигла апастрона, самой дальней точки своей орбиты.
Definitions
apastron
Noun
UK
/əˈpæstrən/
US
/əˈpæstrɑn/
The point in the elliptical orbit of a star (in a binary system) or another celestial object around a star at which the orbiting body is farthest from that star.
At apastron the two stars of the binary were separated by nearly 50 astronomical units.
The maximum distance between two orbiting bodies when one of them is at apastron.
The apastron of the pulsar–companion system is approximately 1.2 light-seconds.
apastron
Adjective
UK
/əˈpæstrən/
US
/əˈpæstrɑn/
Relating to, occurring at, or measured at apastron.
The apastron velocity of the companion star was calculated from the radial-velocity curve.