Eukelade

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Eukelade is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of outer Jovian satellites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eukelade canonical 1
Eukelade (figure in Greek mythology) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carme group member
moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
retrograde satellite
albedo low
belongsTo outer Jovian satellite system
belongsToGroup Carme group
celestialBody Jupiter
colorIndex similar to Carme
discoveredBy Brian G. Marsden
David C. Jewitt
Jan Kleyna
Scott S. Sheppard
discoveryLocation Mauna Kea Observatory
discoveryMethod ground-based telescope observations
discoveryTechnique deep imaging survey of the Jovian system
discoveryYear 2003
dynamicalClass irregular Jovian satellite
explorationStatus not visited by spacecraft
groupParentBody Carme
likelyOrigin fragment of a captured parent body
meanDiameter about 4 kilometers
meanOrbitalInclination about 165 degrees to the ecliptic
mythology Greek mythology
namedAfter Eukelade (figure in Greek mythology)
linked to: Eukelade
namingAuthority International Astronomical Union
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalEccentricity high
orbitalGroupCharacteristic similar color to other Carme group moons
orbitalGroupCharacteristic similar inclination to other Carme group moons
orbitalGroupCharacteristic similar semi-major axis to other Carme group moons
orbitalNature irregular
orbitalPeriod about 735 Earth days
orbits Jupiter
parentPlanet Jupiter
planetarySystem Jovian system
rotationState likely tidally un-synchronized
semiMajorAxis about 23 million kilometers from Jupiter
shape irregular
solarSystemRegion outer Solar System
spectralType dark, likely carbon-rich
surfaceFeatureKnowledge poorly known
temporaryDesignation S/2003 J 1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eukelade namedAfter Eukelade (figure in Greek mythology)
linked to: Eukelade