Apastron

They had already passed apastron and were downward bound. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1998)

The station was outward bound for the apastron of its shortened and cometary path. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1998)

In this region, nearing apastron, no unusual velocity change was needed to alter orbit radically. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1998)

Nevertheless the ship took days, terrible days to reach apastron. ❋ ANDERSON, Poul (1981)

Now, at apastron, with Vixen's atmosphere to filter its radiation, the sun might almost have been Sol: smaller, brighter, but gentle in a blue sky where tall white clouds walked. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1965)

These orbs complete a revolution in 180 years, and when in apastron are seventeen times more remote from each other than when at periastron. ❋ Thomas Nathaniel Orchard (N/A)

Any approach to, or recession from this point, must occur simultaneously with each; they must always occupy corresponding parts of their orbits, and be in apastron and at periastron in the same period of time. ❋ Thomas Nathaniel Orchard (N/A)

Consequently, neither star can approach or recede from this point without the other affecting a similar motion, they must be at periastron and apastron together, and any acceleration or retardation of speed must occur simultaneously with each. ❋ Thomas Nathaniel Orchard (N/A)

The eccentricity of their orbit approaches in form that of Faye's comet, which travels round the Sun; consequently the stars, when at apastron, are twice their periastron distance. ❋ Thomas Nathaniel Orchard (N/A)

The pair travel in an orbit from fourteen to forty-two times the radius of the Earth's orbit; so that when at apastron they are three times as distant from each other as when at periastron. ❋ Thomas Nathaniel Orchard (N/A)

They wouldn't live to be crushed by disappointment when the Sky Fire receded as Beta went into the long swing toward apastron. ❋ H. Beam Piper (1934)

The accelerating force is vastly greater at periastron (when the two bodies are nearest each other) than at apastron ❋ Unknown (1876)

At periastron the disturbing force will, therefore, increase the apastron distance by an enormous amount, while at apastron it increases the periastron distance by a very small amount. ❋ Unknown (1876)

When the two stars are the farthest apart then they will be traveling slower and this is refered to as apastron. ❋ Mcastor (2010)