noun, masculine/pe.ʁi.e.li/plural: périhélies
perihelion (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun)
Antonyms: aphélie
From 1690, possibly borrowed or calqued from English perihelion (from 1653), or possibly directly from péri- + Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). See perihelion for more.