Aphelion \A*phel"ion\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Aphelia}. [Gr. ? + ? sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.
aphelia See {aphelion} aphelion n : apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun [ant: {perihelion}] [also: {aphelia} (pl)]