Apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun.

Roget 196: distance; space etc. 180; remoteness, farness^†, far-cry to; longinquity^†, elongation; offing, background; remote region; removedness^†; parallax; reach, span, stride.    outpost, outskirt; horizon; aphelion; foreign parts, ultima Thule [Lat.], ne plus ultra [Lat.], antipodes; long range, giant's stride.    dispersion etc. 73.    [units of distance] length etc. 200.    cosmic distance, light-years.    ... show more

Dutch: aphelium
Polish: afelium, aphelium