Battle of Yavin

Yavin
Universe	Star Wars
Planet type	Gas giant
Moon(s)	at least 8 (including Yavin 4 and Yavin 8)
Notable people	Masassi warriors (ancient) Rebels (around the battle)
Created by	George Lucas
Genre	Science fiction
First appearance	Star Wars

Yavin is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. It has a satellite system and is best known for the Battle of Yavin over one of its moons, Yavin 4, depicted in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.

The Galactic Standard Calendar was the standard measurement of time in the Star Wars galaxy. It centered on the Coruscant tropical year. The Coruscant solar cycle was 368 days long; with a day consisting 360 NET degrees (or 24 standard hours). Numerous epochs were used to determine calendar eras. The most recent of these calendar eras used the Battle of Yavin (i.e. the destruction of the first Death Star) as its epoch, or "year zero": BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), and ABY (After the Battle of Yavin). The earliest date in the Expanded Universe as a whole is 13,000,000,000 BBY, which serves as the year the universe came into existence.

As seen in Star Wars, the Yavin planet is an especially large red gas giant, with a diameter of around 123,000 Miles (198,000 kilometers).

The Super Star Destroyer Knight Hammer was destroyed here when it was diverted towards the planet's core after a collision with a Rebel vessel.

Yavin 4 or Yavin IV is one of Yavin's many moons. It was home to the Rebel Alliance's main military base in Star Wars.

In Star Wars, the scenes featuring the scenery of Yavin 4 were filmed in Tikal, Guatemala.

The Rebels established their base in the ancient Massassi ruins found in the lush jungles of Yavin 4 following the abandonment of their previous base on the planet Dantooine.

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