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A Journey to the End of Time

The Solar System in 3D, in real time

A simulation of the Solar System driven by real ephemerides. The Sun, the planets, Pluto and the major moons, space probes, the International Space Station, nearby stars and the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way are where they really are at the chosen moment. You can run time from 1700 to 2100, fly from one object to another and look at the sky from anywhere on Earth.

Oberon

Moon of Uranus

Facts

Mean diameter
1523 km
Mean distance from the planet
583,500 km
Orbital period
13.46 days
Discovery
William Herschel, 11 January 1787

Oberon is the second largest moon of Uranus and the outermost of the five major ones. Its surface is densely cratered, with at least one large mountain about 6 km high.

It is named after the king of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream, a name chosen by Herschel's son, John.

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