perigee
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The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
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The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
{{quote-book|en|year=1995|author=John H. Rogers|title=The Giant Planet Jupiter|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-41008-3|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=SO48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA335&dq=perigee|page=335
{{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=Serge Brunier|title=Solar System Voyage|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-80724-1|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=JkLxJOhEj-wC&pg=PA36&dq=perigee|page=36
{{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Ruth Walker; Mary M. Shaffrey; et al|title=Exploring Space: The High Frontier|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=7Ux61eRFS_YC&pg=PA129&dq=perigee|page=129|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-7637-8961-9
The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.