For mean anomaly, I found that 359.4 degrees works well enough periapsis, which is perihelion, is ~in mid 2012; it is "among" the outer planets by approx 1992. From Wordnik.com. [2012: NASA's Scientific Reality Check | Universe Today] Reference
The object will go into an orbit, which of course a periapsis precession, but in a pure two-body problem it is in an eternal orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Early Galaxy Pinpoints Reionization Era | Universe Today] Reference
This is the periapsis maneuver setting up for the Titan 50 encounter on Feb. 7. From Wordnik.com. [BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed] Reference
The activity consisted of one 7hr 30min segment, which included periapsis passage. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
The spacecraft is approaching periapsis and the level of science activity is increasing. From Wordnik.com. [BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed] Reference
Heading away from periapsis, Friday began with a small satellite orbit determination activity. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
Descending through the ring plane just prior to periapsis, Imaging Science (ISS) acquired data for an. From Wordnik.com. [BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed] Reference
The MAG orbit 93 segment includes periapsis on DOY 321, a highly contested time for science activities. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
In addition, the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) requested some high-data-rate time for an hour over periapsis. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
The first observation period today was short with a hi-resolution ISS F-ring stare on the day of periapsis. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
Today began with the spacecraft passing through periapsis, the point where the spacecraft is closest to Saturn for this orbit. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
During periapsis, Magnetospheric and Plasma Science (MAPS) instruments collected data at increased rates to observe the auroral magnetosphere and Saturn Kilometric Radiation source region. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
How is it that at one moment Cassini can be found nearly at apoapsis, the farthest point from Saturn in an orbit, and within a day, be at periapsis, the closest point to Saturn in an orbit, when its orbital period is around 16 days?. From Wordnik.com. [BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed] Reference
For your example, the object starting at 1 earth radius with a velocity of 463 m/s normal to the gravity vector would follow an elliptic orbit with a periapsis at 10.92 km from the black hole where it would have a velocity of 270,000 m/2 (as long as my calculations are correct). From Wordnik.com. [Deltoid] Reference
Unfortunately, it wasn’t discovered until well after periapsis. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
I = 30 degrees longitude of the ascending node: 90 degrees argument of periapsis: 270 degrees periapsis = perihelion, since the focus is the Sun. From Wordnik.com. [2012: NASA's Scientific Reality Check | Universe Today] Reference
Automatically supplies the required root for primary-specific variations on the terms periapsis and apoapsis, e.g. peri / aphelion, peri / apogee, peri / apoareon, peri / apozene. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
6) argument of periapsis degrees). From Wordnik.com. [2012: NASA's Scientific Reality Check | Universe Today] Reference
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