Solnce v perigelie
11.01.1999 | Astronomicheskaya kartinka dnya

Orbita Zemli ne yavlyaetsya sovershennym krugom, v centre kotorogo raspolozheno Solnce. V afelii , samoi dalekoi ot Solnca tochke, Zemlya prohodit na rasstoyanii 150 millionov km ot Solnca, togda kak v perigelie , samoi blizkoi tochke, Zemlya priblizhaetsya k Solncu na rasstoyanie 147 millionov km. Afelii Zemlya prohodit v iyule, a perigelii - v yanvare.