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Eurydome, also known as Jupiter XXXII , is a natural satellite of the planet Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001. The moon was previously known as S/2001 J 4.

Eurydome orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23.231 million km in 723.359 days, at an inclination of 149° to the ecliptic (147° to Jupiter's equator) in a retrograde direction. It has an eccentricity of 0.3770. It is about 3 kilometers in diameter.

The moon was named after Eurydome, who is sometimes described as the mother of the Graces by Zeus.

Eukelade belongs to the Pasiphae group.

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