| Eukelade | |
| Adjective: | Eukeladean |
| Named After: | Ευκελάδη Eykeladē |
| Discoverer: | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovered: | 2003 |
| Mpc Name: | Jupiter XLVII |
| Alt Names: | S/2003 J 1 |
| Orbit Ref: |  [1] |
| Inclination: | 165.5° |
| Eccentricity: | 0.272 |
| Arg Peri: | 325.6° |
| Asc Node: | 206.3° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 98.4° |
| Period: | −693.02 days |
| Satellite Of: | Jupiter |
| Group: | Carme group |
| Magnitude: | 22.6 |
| Abs Magnitude: | 15.9 |
| Mean Diameter: | 4 km |
Eukelade, also known as , is a retrograde irregular 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 .[2] [3] [4]
Eukelade is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,484,000 km in 693.02 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (165° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2829.
It was named in March 2005 after Eucelade - according to John Tzetzes listed by some (unnamed) Greek writers as one of the Muses.[5]
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°.