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A '''light-year''' was a unit of measurement used to measure interstellar distance. It was quantified as the distance that light travelled in a [[vacuum]] over the course of an [[Earth]] year. They could be further measured as '''light-centuries'''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | A '''light-year''' was a unit of measurement used to measure interstellar distance. It was quantified as the distance that light travelled in a [[vacuum]] over the course of an [[Earth]] year. They could be further measured as '''light-centuries'''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
==Known Distances== | == Known Distances == | ||
*The [[Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] was 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') | * The [[Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] was 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') | ||
*[[Vega 3]] was 27 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]'') | * [[Vega 3]] was 27 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]'') | ||
*[[Aldebaran II]] was 65 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[BBCR]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'') | * [[Aldebaran II]] was 65 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[BBCR]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'') | ||
*[[Sunday]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[Wetworld]]'') | * [[Sunday]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[Wetworld]]'') | ||
*[[Beta Caprisis]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | * [[Beta Caprisis]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | ||
*[[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | * [[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
*[[Bellatrix]] was 324 light years away from [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | * [[Bellatrix]] was 324 light years away from [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | ||
*[[gger]] was 500 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Listen - The Stars]]'') | * [[gger]] was 500 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Listen - The Stars]]'') | ||
*[[Crimson Heart]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') | * [[Crimson Heart]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') | ||
*The [[Orpheus constellation]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | * The [[Orpheus constellation]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | ||
*[[Gallifrey]] was 30,000 light years from [[Earth]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | * [[Gallifrey]] was 30,000 light years from [[Earth]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | ||
*[[Gorgos]] was 100,000,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | * [[Gorgos]] was 100,000,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
*The [[Second Doctor]] once dematerialised [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[When Starlight Grows Cold]]'') | * The [[Second Doctor]] once dematerialised [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[When Starlight Grows Cold]]'') | ||
==Known Measurements== | == Known Measurements == | ||
*The [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]] was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') | * The [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]] was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') | ||
*The [[Morestran]] empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | * The [[Morestran]] empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
[[Category:Units of measurement from the real world]] | [[Category:Units of measurement from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 4 November 2011
A light-year was a unit of measurement used to measure interstellar distance. It was quantified as the distance that light travelled in a vacuum over the course of an Earth year. They could be further measured as light-centuries. (DW: The Ribos Operation)
Known Distances
- The Ao constellation and Qqaba was 9.6 light-years from Gallifrey. (NA: Lungbarrow)
- Vega 3 was 27 light-years from Earth. (AK9: K9 and the Beasts of Vega)
- Aldebaran II was 65 light-years from Earth. (BBCR: The Paradise of Death)
- Sunday was 100 light-years from Earth. (NSA: Wetworld)
- Beta Caprisis was 100 light-years from Earth. (NA: Sanctuary)
- Ribos was 300 light-years from the Magellanic Clouds. (DW: The Ribos Operation)
- Bellatrix was 324 light years away from Earth. (NA: Nightshade)
- gger was 500 light-years from Earth. (DWAN: Listen - The Stars)
- Crimson Heart was 10,000 light-years from Earth. (SJA: Death of the Doctor)
- The Orpheus constellation was 10,000 light-years from Earth. (K9TV: Aeolian)
- Gallifrey was 30,000 light years from Earth. (PDA: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
- Gorgos was 100,000,000 light-years from Earth. (SJA: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Second Doctor once dematerialised the TARDIS 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest galaxy. (DWAN: When Starlight Grows Cold)
Known Measurements
- The Mutter's Spiral galaxy was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. (NSA: The Eyeless)
- The Morestran empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. (PDA: Zeta Major)
