In the diagram, each section has the same area. In the ellipse, the orbiting object covers the distance from one section to the next in the same amount of time. What can you deduce from this information about the velocity of the orbiting object in relation to its position in the ellipse? Hint: use terms aphelion (furthest from the star) and perihelion (closes to the star) in your answer.

In the diagram, each section has the same area. In the ellipse, the orbiting object covers the distance from one section to the next in the same amount of time. What can you deduce from this information about the velocity of the orbiting object in relation to its position in the ellipse? Hint: use terms aphelion (furthest from the star) and perihelion (closes to the star) in your answer.