What is called the minimum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

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What is called the minimum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

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Geography

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SSC

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{'perihelion': [3, 0, 0, 0], 'minimum distance': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'orbit': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'sun': [3, 0, 0, 6], 'aphelion': [3, 0, 1, 2], 'planet': [4, 0, 1, 1], 'apogee': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'perigee': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The question is asking for the term used to describe the minimum distance from the Sun in a planet`s orbit. The correct answer is option 1: Perihelion.

Option 1: Perihelion refers to the point in a planet`s orbit where it is closest to the Sun. This is the opposite of option 2: Aphelion, which refers to the point in the orbit where the planet is farthest from the Sun. Options 3 and 4, Apogee and Perigee, are terms used in the context of Earth`s orbit around the Moon, and refer to the farthest and nearest points in that orbit, respectively.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: Perihelion.