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Eukelade, also known as Jupiter XLVII , is a retrograde irregular satellite of the planet Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003. The moon was previously known as S/2003 J 1.

Eukelade orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23.484 million km in 735.200 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (165° to Jupiter's equator) in a retrograde direction. It has an eccentricity of 0.2829. It is about 4 kilometers in diameter.

The moon was named after Eukelade, described by some Greek writers as one of the Muses, and thus a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).

Eukelade belongs to the Carme group.

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