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A [[Light-week]] or '''lightweek''' (symbol: lw) is a unit of measurement of length, specifically the distance light travels in vacuum in one standard [[week]].  
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A [[Light-week]] or '''lightweek''' (symbol: lw) is a unit of measurement of length, specifically the distance light travels in [[vacuum]] in one standard [[week]].  
 
* It is an [[Astrography|astrographic]] scale measurement.
 
* It is an [[Astrography|astrographic]] scale measurement.
 
* It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]].
 
* It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]].
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
One ([[Solomani]]) light-week is equal to:
 
One ([[Solomani]]) light-week is equal to:
# about 181,300,000,000,000 [[meter]]s
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# About 181,300,000,000,000 [[meter]]s
# about 1,202 [[astronomical unit]]s
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# About 1,202 [[astronomical unit]]s
# about 0.005876 [[parsec]]s
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# About 0.005876 [[parsec]]s
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
The exact length of the light-week depends on the length of the reference week used in the calculation.  
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The exact length of the light-week depends on the length of the reference [[week]] used in the calculation.  
 
* Within the {{Imperium}}, an Imperial standard [[week]] of 168 Imperial standard [[hour]]s is used.  
 
* Within the {{Imperium}}, an Imperial standard [[week]] of 168 Imperial standard [[hour]]s is used.  
* The light-week is often used to measure distances within the outer fringes of systems.  
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* The light-week is often used to measure distances between [[world]]s within [[system]]s.  
 
* The preferred unit of measurement for such distances is the [[astronomical unit]] ([[AU]]).
 
* The preferred unit of measurement for such distances is the [[astronomical unit]] ([[AU]]).
  
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page=615}}
 
|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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A Light-week or lightweek (symbol: lw) is a unit of measurement of length, specifically the distance light travels in vacuum in one standard week.


Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:


Description (Specifications)

One (Solomani) light-week is equal to:

  1. About 181,300,000,000,000 meters
  2. About 1,202 astronomical units
  3. About 0.005876 parsecs

History & Background (Dossier)

The exact length of the light-week depends on the length of the reference week used in the calculation.

  • Within the Imperium, an Imperial standard week of 168 Imperial standard hours is used.
  • The light-week is often used to measure distances between worlds within systems.
  • The preferred unit of measurement for such distances is the astronomical unit (AU).

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.