Eukelade
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Eukelade is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of outer Jovian satellites.
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndex | similar to Carme ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Brian G. Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetarySystem | Jovian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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