anomalistic year

American

noun

Astronomy.

the average interval between consecutive passages of the earth through the perihelion, equivalent to 365.26 days.

anomalistic year British

noun

the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days

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Etymology

Origin of anomalistic year

First recorded in 1870–75

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The anomalistic year is the interval between two successive times at which the earth is in perihelion, or 365 days 6 hours 13 minutes 48 seconds.

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This in the earth's orbit produces the anomalistic year.

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