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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. Time could be further measured as '''light-centuries'''. ([[ | 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 == | == Known Distances == | ||
* The [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] were 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[ | * The [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]] [[constellation]] and [[Qqaba]] were 9.6 light-years from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'') | ||
* [[Vega 3]] was 27 light-years 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]]. ([[ | * [[Aldebaran II]] was 65 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'') | ||
* [[Sunday]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * [[Sunday]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wetworld]]'') | ||
* [[Beta Caprisis]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * [[Beta Caprisis]] was 100 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'') | ||
* [[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[ | * [[Ribos]] was 300 light-years from the [[Magellanic Clouds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
* [[Bellatrix]] was 324 light years away from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * [[Bellatrix]] was 324 light years away from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[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]]. ([[ | * [[Crimson Heart]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The [[Orpheus constellation]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * The [[Orpheus constellation]] was 10,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'') | ||
* [[Gallifrey]] was 30,000 light years from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * [[Gallifrey]] was 30,000 light years from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | ||
* [[Gorgos]] was 100,000,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[ | * [[Gorgos]] was 100,000,000 light-years from [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[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. ([[ | * 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. ([[ | * The [[Morestran]] empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 11:56, 17 September 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. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
Known Distances
- The Ao constellation and Qqaba were 9.6 light-years from Gallifrey. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
- 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)
- Ribos was 300 light-years from the Magellanic Clouds. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
- Bellatrix was 324 light years away from Earth. (PROSE: Nightshade)
- Gger was 500 light-years from Earth. (DWAN: 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)
- Gorgos was 100,000,000 light-years from Earth. (TV: 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. (PROSE: The Eyeless)
- The Morestran empire spanned 80,000,000 light-years. (PROSE: Zeta Major)
