Multiple Choice
Perigee is
A) the point in the moon's orbit when the moon is farthest from Earth.
B) the point in a planet's orbit when the planet is farthest from the sun.
C) the point in an object's orbit around Earth,when the object is closest to Earth.
D) the point in a planet's orbit when the planet is closest to the sun.
E) the time it takes a celestial object to complete one orbit around the object it is orbiting.
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