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== Known Distances == | == Known Distances == | ||
=== From Earth === | |||
* [[Vega 3]] was 27 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]'') | |||
* [[Aldebaran II]] was 65 light-years from Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'') | |||
* [[Sunday]] was 100 light-years from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wetworld]]'') | |||
* [[Beta Caprisis]] was 100 light-years from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | |||
* [[Bellatrix]] was 324 light years away from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | |||
* [[Gger]] was 500 light-years from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Listen - The Stars (short story)|Listen - The Stars]]'') | |||
* [[Crimson Heart]] was 10,000 light-years from Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') | |||
* The [[Orpheus constellation]] was 10,000 light-years from Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | |||
* [[Gallifrey]] was 30,000 light years from Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | |||
* [[Vandos]] was 60,000 light-years from Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr Nobody (comic story)|Mr Nobody]]'') | |||
* [[Gorgos]] was 100,000,000 light-years from Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | |||
=== From other locations === | |||
* The [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] were 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') | * The [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] were 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') | ||
* [[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | * [[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
* The [[Second Doctor]] once dematerialised [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)|When Starlight Grows Cold]]'') | * The [[Second Doctor]] once dematerialised [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)|When Starlight Grows Cold]]'') | ||
* The [[Twelfth Cyber Legion]] was 20,000 light-years from [[ | * The [[Twelfth Cyber Legion]] was 20,000 light-years from [[Demon's Run]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
== Known | == Known measurements == | ||
* The [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]] was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') | * The [[Mutter's Spiral]] [[galaxy]] was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') | ||
* The [[Morestran]] empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | * The [[Morestran]] empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 00:31, 3 March 2013
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. Time could be further measured as light-centuries. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
Known Distances
From Earth
- Vega 3 was 27 light-years from Earth. (PROSE: K9 and the Beasts of Vega)
- Aldebaran II was 65 light-years from Earth. (AUDIO: The Paradise of Death)
- Sunday was 100 light-years from Earth. (PROSE: Wetworld)
- Beta Caprisis was 100 light-years from Earth. (PROSE: Sanctuary)
- Bellatrix was 324 light years away from Earth. (PROSE: Nightshade)
- Gger was 500 light-years from Earth. (PROSE: Listen - The Stars)
- Crimson Heart was 10,000 light-years from Earth. (TV: Death of the Doctor)
- The Orpheus constellation was 10,000 light-years from Earth. (TV: Aeolian)
- Gallifrey was 30,000 light years from Earth. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
- Vandos was 60,000 light-years from Earth. (COMIC: Mr Nobody)
- Gorgos was 100,000,000 light-years from Earth. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
From other locations
- The Ao constellation and Qqaba were 9.6 light-years from Gallifrey. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
- Ribos was 300 light-years from the Magellanic Clouds. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
- The Second Doctor once dematerialised the TARDIS 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest galaxy. (PROSE: When Starlight Grows Cold)
- The Twelfth Cyber Legion was 20,000 light-years from Demon's Run. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
Known measurements
- The Mutter's Spiral galaxy was around 100,000 light-years in diameter. (PROSE: The Eyeless)
- The Morestran empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. (PROSE: Zeta Major)
