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A '''standard [[HyperSpace]] distance unit''' is the unit of distance in HyperSpace. The correspondence between HS distance units and light-years, metres or any other common unit of measurement is unknown, though they may be identical or very close, as some sources indicate.{{ref|1}}
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A '''standard [[HyperSpace]] distance unit''' is the unit of distance in HyperSpace. The correspondence between HS distance units and light-years, metres or any other common unit of measurement is unknown, though some sources hint that a HS unit is at most 0.61 light-years.{{ref|1}}
  
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
{{note|1}}''The [[Melnorme]] say that the [[Sentient Milieu]] spanned 500 light-years and that the [[Ur-Quan]] spreaded the [[Dnyarri]] through Milieu space in a month; since the [[Kohr-Ah]] fleet travels with a speed of 15.8 standard HyperSpace distance units per day (see [[Star Control II facts#Kohr-Ah_Events|here]]), in a month they cover 474 distance units, surprisingly close to 500.<br>However, [[Fwiffo]] gives the distance between [[Sol]] and [[Spathiwa]] as 143 light-years; the same distance can be measured as 233 HyperSpace distance units, giving the length of a HS unit as 0.61 light-years. Note that Fwiffo may simply be shortening the distance to convince [[The Captain]] to take him there for the ritual of [[Spathi#Religion|Wezzy-Wezzah]].''
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{{note|1}}''[[Fwiffo]] gives the distance between [[Sol]] and [[Spathiwa]] as 143 light-years; the same distance can be measured as 233 HyperSpace distance units, giving the length of a HS unit as 0.61 light-years. Note that Fwiffo may simply be shortening the distance to convince [[The Captain]] to take him there for the ritual of [[Spathi#Religion|Wezzy-Wezzah]], in which case a HS unit is less than 0.61 light-years.''
  
 
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Revision as of 07:32, 27 May 2007

A standard HyperSpace distance unit is the unit of distance in HyperSpace. The correspondence between HS distance units and light-years, metres or any other common unit of measurement is unknown, though some sources hint that a HS unit is at most 0.61 light-years.1

Notes and references

1Fwiffo gives the distance between Sol and Spathiwa as 143 light-years; the same distance can be measured as 233 HyperSpace distance units, giving the length of a HS unit as 0.61 light-years. Note that Fwiffo may simply be shortening the distance to convince The Captain to take him there for the ritual of Wezzy-Wezzah, in which case a HS unit is less than 0.61 light-years.