Eukelade

Eukelade (pronounced /jʊˈkɛlədi/ ew-KEL-ə-dee, or as in Greek Ευκελάδη), also known as Jupiter XLVII, 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 S/2003 J 1.[1][2][3]

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 (165° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2829.

It was named in March 2005 after Eukelade, described by some Greek writers as one of the Muses, and thus a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).[4][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°.

References

1. ^ IAUC 8087: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 4 (discovery)
2. ^ MPEC 2003-E11: S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 2, 2003 J 3, 2003 J 4, 2003 J 5, 2003 J 6, 2003 J 7 2003 March 4 (discovery and ephemeris)
3. ^ MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (revised ephemeris)
4. ^ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)
5. ^ Scholies d’Hésiode (in Greek and French, translation by Michel Tichit), EducNet MusAgora: Les Muses dans la littérature grecque ancienne

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