what is called when the earth is nearest to the sun
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perihelion
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☆perihelion☆
☆what is perihelion?☆
--》Astronomers call this celebrated point in Earth's elliptical orbit around the sun perihelion, from the Greek roots peri meaning near and helios meaning sun. At its closest point, Earth swings to within 91,399,451 miles (147,093,158 km) of the sun.
☆what happens during
perihelion?☆
--》In January when we're closest to the Sun (perihelion), the distance is 147.5 million km vs. ... "During northern winter the north pole is tilted away from Sun. The Sun hangs low in the sky, and days are short. That's what makes January so cold." (Note: Seasons are reversed in the two hemispheres, north and south.
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