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Time Warp in DOD

Intro

Alphan perception of 1999 or 2000 (?) and Thulean perception of 2870 has Victor suggesting that one or the other group passed through a a time warp before reaching Ultima Thule.

Details

Note that later on, Earth contacts Alpha and it is 2120 back there, indicating time dilation which is also suggested in an even later episode.
The Thuleans state they have been there 880 years, which given the 2870 date implies they crashed on Ultima Thule in 1990 (their calendar). The mission was lost in 1986. Did they spend four years, after being lost, before crashing? Or is the "880" years approximate?

Speculation

It seems more likely that the Uranus mission went through a backward time warp before reaching Thule, than Alpha going through a forward time warp before reaching Thule.
It is possible the Alphans went through two times warps, however, one pushing them forward before Thule, and one returning them after Thule. This seems more unlikely than the Thuleans going through one warp.