Siddhanta Parity API Documentation - v1.3.0
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    A closest or farthest point in a body's orbit around its primary.

    For a planet orbiting the Sun, apsis is a perihelion or aphelion, respectively. For the Moon orbiting the Earth, apsis is a perigee or apogee, respectively.

    Index

    Constructors

    Properties

    Constructors

    Properties

    dist_au: number

    The distance between the centers of the two bodies in astronomical units (AU).

    dist_km: number

    The distance between the centers of the two bodies in kilometers.

    kind: ApsisKind

    For a closest approach (perigee or perihelion), kind is ApsisKind.Pericenter. For a farthest distance event (apogee or aphelion), kind is ApsisKind.Apocenter.

    time: AstroTime

    The date and time of the apsis.