(of the solar motion) Point on the sky from which the Sun appears to be receding relative to its stellar neighbors. It is exactly opposite to the apex.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Direction away from which the Sun is moving with respect to the local standard of rest.