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Eukelade ( ; Greek ''Ευκελάδη''), 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 .〔(IAUC 8087: ''Satellites of Jupiter'' ) 2003 March 4 (discovery)〕〔(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)〕〔(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)〕 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).〔(IAUC 8502: ''Satellites of Jupiter'' ) 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)〕〔(''Scholies d’Hésiode'' ) (in Greek and French, translation by Michel Tichit), EducNet MusAgora: (''Les Muses dans la littérature grecque ancienne'' )〕 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== * (Eukelade ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eukelade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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