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anomalistic year

/əˌnɒməˈlɪstɪk jɪər/

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/əˌnɒməˈlɪstɪk jɪər/C2formalscientific
  • ruИнтервал времени между двумя последовательными прохождениями Земли через точку перигелия на её орбите вокруг Солнца, составляющий приблизительно 365 дней, 6 часов, 13 минут и 53 секунды.

The time interval between two successive passages of the Earth through the perihelion point in its orbit around the Sun, approximately 365 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 53 seconds.

  1. Astronomical time periodC2formal

    The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun relative to the perihelion (the point of closest approach to the Sun).

    ruАномалистический год

    • The anomalistic year is slightly longer than the tropical year due to the precession of the equinoxes.
    • Astronomers use the anomalistic year to calculate the timing of Earth's closest approach to the Sun.
    • The length of an anomalistic year is approximately 365.2596 days.