имя существительное [астрономия] перигей
noun Etymology: Middle French, from New Latin perigeum, from Greek perigeion, from neuter of perigeios near the earth, from peri- + gē earth the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth; also the point nearest a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare apogee • perigean adjective