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A '''light-year''' was a unit of measurement used to measure interstellar distance. It | 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 (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | |||
*[[gger]] was 500 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[DWA]]: ''[[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 (TV story)|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 Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] 4 quadrillion light-years from the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[DWA]]: ''[[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 (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 20:44, 6 September 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. (DWA: 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. (DWA: 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)
