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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. | 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'''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
== Known Distances == | == Known Distances == | ||
* The [[Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] | * The [[Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] were 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]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 16 January 2012
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. (DW: The Ribos Operation)
Known Distances
- The Ao constellation and Qqaba were 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)
