The distance from the perihelion point to the aphelion point of a planetary orbit is
A) equal to the distance between the foci.
B) the major axis.
C) the minor axis.
D) the semimajor axis.

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The distance from the perihelion point (closest point to the Sun) to the aphelion point (farthest point from the Sun) of a planetary orbit is the major axis of the elliptical orbit.

The Distance from the Perihelion Point to the Aphelion Point