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Eukelade is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,484 Mm in 735.200 days, at an [[inclination]] of 164° to the [[ecliptic]] (118° to Jupiter's equator), in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction and with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of 0.2829. |
Eukelade is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,484 Mm in 735.200 days, at an [[inclination]] of 164° to the [[ecliptic]] (118° to Jupiter's equator), in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction and with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of 0.2829. |
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It is named after [[Eukelade]], described by some Greek writers as one of the [[Muse]]s, and thus a daughter of [[Zeus]] (Jupiter). |
It is named after [[Eukelade]], described by some Greek writers as one of the [[Muse]]s, and thus a daughter of [[Zeus]] (Jupiter). [http://www.educnet.education.fr/musagora/muses/musesfr/scholies.pdf] |
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Eukelade belongs to the [[Carme group]], made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°. |
Eukelade belongs to the [[Carme group]], made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°. |
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Revision as of 13:10, 11 August 2005
Eukelade (IPA: [juˈkɛlədi], ew-kel'-a-dee, Greek Ευκελαδη) (Jupiter XLVII) is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and received the temporary designation S/2003 J 1. Eukelade is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,484 Mm in 735.200 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (118° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2829.
It is named after Eukelade, described by some Greek writers as one of the Muses, and thus a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter). [1]
Eukelade belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.