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A light year, also light-year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one
year. 3.26 light years make up a parsec, which was a unit of distance that was
important in locating star systems in the known galaxy.[1]

Since the Galactic Standard Calendar used a year of 368 days, the length of a
Galactic Standard Light Year would have been 9,531,961,160,601,600 meters.
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The above calculation assumes that the Galactic Standard Day, Hour, etc. and Metre
are equal to Earth's, and results in a Galactic light year 0.75% longer than an
Earth-based light year.

It is also possible that Galactic days (and hours etc.) were 0.75% shorter than
their Earth equivalents, and that the light years are the same length. (see below)
The length of a light year depends on the exact length of one year. On Earth, the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) uses a Julian year of 365.25 days, while
other sources may use a Gregorian year of 365.2425 days, or another year
altogether.
Source year (days) light year (meter) light year (miles)
IAU 365.25 9,460,730,472,580,800 5,878,625,373,184
Gregorian 365.2425 9,460,536,207,068,020 5,878,504,662,190
Google 365.242199 9.460 528 4 1015 5.878 499 81 1012
Yahoo 365.2411 9.460 5 1015 5,878,482,164,161
Coruscant 368 9,531,961,160,601,600 5,922,886,070,723
Note that while Yahoo separately reports a year length of 365.24220 days, its
rounding of the light year length to five digits results in a year length of
~365.2411 days.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (Mentioned only)
Knight Errant
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (As "light-year") (Mentioned only)
Death Star
Han Solo at Stars' End (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils (First appearance)
Star Wars 38: Riders in the Void
Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Mentioned only)
The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
Under a Black Sun
Beyond the Rim
WEG icon2 "Tales of the Smoking Blaster"Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
Shadows of the Empire novel (Mentioned only)
Shadows of the Empire audio book (Mentioned only)
Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (Mentioned only)
Heir to the Empire (As "light-year")
Dark Force Rising (As "light-year")
SourcesEdit
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (As "light-year")
Dark Empire Sourcebook
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
The Last Command Sourcebook
Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
Star Wars Blog "Viva Space Vegas! The History of the Marvelous Wheel, Part 1," The
Official Star Wars Blog (link)
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
Secrets of Tatooine
The Dark Side Sourcebook
The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook
Coruscant and the Core Worlds
Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
The Unknown Regions
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Enter the Unknown
Suns of Fortune
The Essential Guide to Characters
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
The Essential Chronology
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
The New Essential Guide to Characters
The New Essential Chronology
The New Essential Guide to Droids
The Essential Atlas
The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Notes and referencesEdit
? The Essential Atlas
External linksEdit
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