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Oberon (astronomy)

The second-largest satellite of Uranus, discovered in 1787 by William Herschel; distance from the planet 583 500 km/362 600 mi; diameter 1524 km/947 mi.

Oberon can mean:

Oberon Associates, A defense contractor based in Manassas, VA Oberon (mythology), in Arthurian Legend the King of the Fairies, famous from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Merle Oberon (1911-1979), film actress Oberon (opera), an opera by Carl Maria von Weber Oberon (moon), a moon of Uranus Oberon (programming language) for the Oberon operating system Oberon operating system an operating System from ETH Zurich Oberon, New South Wales, town in Australia Oberon, North Dakota, small town in the USA HMS Oberon, British navy ships Oberon class submarine was a class of submarine in the second half of the 20th century Oberon system, software from Lombard Risk for financial instruments including interest rate, FX and inflation derivatives Oberon (band), A musical group from the late 1970s Oberon (device), a nonlinear computer diagnostics device Oberon (comics), two DC Comics characters Amber (fictional realm) novels, Oberon is the king of Order Oberon, Dutch publisher Oberon, astronomical organization for young people in Antwerp, Belgium Bell's Brewery, Inc. brand of wheat ale Planet of the Apes (2001 film) space station Tales of Destiny video game, Oberon is a lens-manufacturing company Oberon Media, a casual web game company.

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