What does perigee mean?
The point in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite at which it is closest to the Earth. The point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is closest to the body it is orbiting.
Example
"The perigee of the Moon is about 363,300 kilometers from the Earth."
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