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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7" title="إلارا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إلارا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(peyk)" title="Elara (peyk) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Elara (peyk)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(o%C4%93-chhe%E2%81%BF)" title="Elara (oē-chheⁿ) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Elara (oē-chheⁿ)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA)" title="Элара (спадарожнік) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Элара (спадарожнік)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA)" title="Елара (спътник) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Елара (спътник)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satelit)" title="Elara (satelit) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Elara (satelit)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(loarenn)" title="Elara (loarenn) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Elara (loarenn)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(sat%C3%A8l%C2%B7lit)" title="Elara (satèl·lit) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Elara (satèl·lit)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(m%C4%9Bs%C3%ADc)" title="Elara (měsíc) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Elara (měsíc)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara" title="Elara – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Elara" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(m%C3%A5ne)" title="Elara (måne) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Elara (måne)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(Mond)" title="Elara (Mond) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Elara (Mond)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B1_(%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82)" title="Ελάρα (δορυφόρος) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ελάρα (δορυφόρος)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(sat%C3%A9lite)" title="Elara (satélite) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Elara (satélite)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaro_(luno)" title="Elaro (luno) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Elaro (luno)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satelitea)" title="Elara (satelitea) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Elara (satelitea)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7_(%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B1)" title="الارا (قمر) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="الارا (قمر)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lara_(lune)" title="Élara (lune) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Élara (lune)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara" title="Elara – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Elara" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(l%C3%BAa)" title="Elara (lúa) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Elara (lúa)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%98%EB%9D%BC%EB%9D%BC_(%EC%9C%84%EC%84%B1)" title="엘라라 (위성) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="엘라라 (위성)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1_(%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%AF)" title="Էլարա (արբանյակ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էլարա (արբանյակ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(mjesec)" title="Elara (mjesec) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Elara (mjesec)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satelit)" title="Elara (satelit) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Elara (satelit)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(astronomia)" title="Elara (astronomia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Elara (astronomia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%94" title="אלרה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אלרה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%92%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98)" title="ელარა (თანამგზავრი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ელარა (თანამგზავრი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Элара – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Элара" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satelles)" title="Elara (satelles) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Elara (satelles)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(pavadonis)" title="Elara (pavadonis) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Elara (pavadonis)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(Mound)" title="Elara (Mound) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Elara (Mound)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(palydovas)" title="Elara (palydovas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Elara (palydovas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(hold)" title="Elara (hold) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Elara (hold)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Елара (месечина) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Елара (месечина)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE_(%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9)" title="एलारा (उपग्रह) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="एलारा (उपग्रह)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(%C3%B4i-s%C4%ADng)" title="Elara (ôi-sĭng) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Elara (ôi-sĭng)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9C%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC_(%E1%80%82%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%9F%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B6%E1%80%9C)" title="အီလရာ (ဂြိုဟ်ရံလ) – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အီလရာ (ဂြိုဟ်ရံလ)" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(maan)" title="Elara (maan) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Elara (maan)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9_(%E8%A1%9B%E6%98%9F)" title="エララ (衛星) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エララ (衛星)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(m%C3%A5ne)" title="Elara (måne) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Elara (måne)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiterm%C3%A5nen_Elara" title="Jupitermånen Elara – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Jupitermånen Elara" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satellit)" title="Elara (satellit) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Elara (satellit)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(Maand)" title="Elara (Maand) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Elara (Maand)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(ksi%C4%99%C5%BCyc)" title="Elara (księżyc) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Elara (księżyc)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(sat%C3%A9lite_natural)" title="Elara (satélite natural) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Elara (satélite natural)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(satelit)" title="Elara (satelit) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Elara (satelit)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA)" title="Элара (спутник) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Элара (спутник)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(moon)" title="Elara (moon) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Elara (moon)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(mesiac)" title="Elara (mesiac) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Elara (mesiac)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_(luna)" title="Elara (luna) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Elara (luna)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Elara</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Elara_-_New_Horizons.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Elara_-_New_Horizons.png/290px-Elara_-_New_Horizons.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Elara_-_New_Horizons.png 1.5x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Low-resolution image of Elara from the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a></i> probe, March 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF">Discovery <sup id="cite_ref-Harvard1905_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harvard1905-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Perrine1905_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perrine1905-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_planet_discoverers" title="List of minor planet discoverers">Discovered by</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Dillon_Perrine" title="Charles Dillon Perrine">Charles D. Perrine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_observatory_codes" title="List of observatory codes">Discovery site</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;">Discovery date</th><td class="infobox-data">5 January 1905</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF">Designations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Designation</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Jupiter VII</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;">Pronunciation</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Named after</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elara_(mythology)" title="Elara (mythology)">Ελάρα</a> <i>Elăra</i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_adjectivals_and_demonyms_of_astronomical_bodies" title="List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies">Adjectives</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Elarian <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɛər/: 'are' in 'bare'">ɛər</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF"><a href="/wiki/Osculating_orbit" title="Osculating orbit">Orbital characteristics</a> <sup id="cite_ref-MPC115889_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPC115889-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Epoch_(astronomy)" title="Epoch (astronomy)">Epoch</a> 27 April 2019 (<a href="/wiki/Julian_day" title="Julian day">JD</a> 2458600.5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Observation_arc" title="Observation arc">Observation arc</a></th><td class="infobox-data">113.70 <a href="/wiki/Julian_year_(astronomy)" title="Julian year (astronomy)">yr</a> (41,528 days)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Semi-major_and_semi-minor_axes" title="Semi-major and semi-minor axes">Semi-major axis</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">0.0782306 <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_unit" title="Astronomical unit">AU</a> (11,703,130 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_eccentricity" title="Orbital eccentricity">Eccentricity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.1961487</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_period" title="Orbital period">Orbital period (sidereal)</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">+258.65 d</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mean_anomaly#Mean_anomaly_at_epoch" title="Mean anomaly">Mean anomaly</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">10.93078<a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">°</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mean_motion" title="Mean motion">Mean motion</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1° 23<sup>m</sup> 30.67<sup>s</sup> / day</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_inclination" title="Orbital inclination">Inclination</a></th><td class="infobox-data">30.51712° (to <a href="/wiki/Ecliptic" title="Ecliptic">ecliptic</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Longitude_of_the_ascending_node" title="Longitude of the ascending node">Longitude of ascending node</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">90.86474°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Argument_of_periapsis" title="Argument of periapsis">Argument of perihelion</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">191.19922°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Natural_satellite" title="Natural satellite">Satellite of</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Irregular_moon#Group" title="Irregular moon">Group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Himalia_group" title="Himalia group">Himalia group</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF"><span class="anchor" id="Infobox_Physical_characteristics"></span>Physical characteristics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mean_radius_(astronomy)" title="Mean radius (astronomy)">Mean diameter</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004799000000000000♠"></span>79.9<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>1.7 km</span><sup id="cite_ref-Grav2015_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grav2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Albedo" title="Albedo">Albedo</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998460000000000000♠"></span>0.046<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.007</span><sup id="cite_ref-Grav2015_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grav2015-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Apparent_magnitude" title="Apparent magnitude">Apparent magnitude</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">16.6<sup id="cite_ref-SheppardMoons_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SheppardMoons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Absolute_magnitude#Solar_System_bodies_(H)" title="Absolute magnitude">Absolute magnitude <i>(H)</i></a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">9.6<sup id="cite_ref-MPC115889_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPC115889-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Elara</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span> is a <a href="/wiki/Retrograde_and_prograde_motion" title="Retrograde and prograde motion">prograde</a> <a href="/wiki/Irregular_moon" title="Irregular moon">irregular</a> <a href="/wiki/Natural_satellite" title="Natural satellite">satellite</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>. It was discovered by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dillon_Perrine" title="Charles Dillon Perrine">Charles Dillon Perrine</a> at <a href="/wiki/Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a> in 1905 in photographs taken with the 36" Crossley reflecting telescope which he had recently rebuilt.<sup id="cite_ref-Harvard1905_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harvard1905-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Perrine_1905_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perrine_1905-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the eighth-largest moon of Jupiter and is named after <a href="/wiki/Elara_(mythology)" title="Elara (mythology)">Elara</a>, one of <a href="/wiki/Zeus" title="Zeus">Zeus</a>'s lovers and the mother of the giant <a href="/wiki/Tityos" title="Tityos">Tityos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IAUC_2846_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAUC_2846-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elara did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as <b><span class="nowrap">Jupiter VII</span></b>. It was sometimes called "<a href="/wiki/Hera" title="Hera">Hera</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Gaposchkin_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaposchkin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> between 1955 and 1975. It has a <a href="/wiki/Mean_radius" class="mw-redirect" title="Mean radius">mean radius</a> of just 43 kilometres (27 mi), thus it is 2% of the size of <a href="/wiki/Europa_(moon)" title="Europa (moon)">Europa</a>. However, it is half the size of <a href="/wiki/Himalia_(moon)" title="Himalia (moon)">Himalia</a>, so it is the second-biggest moon in the <a href="/wiki/Himalia_group" title="Himalia group">Himalia group</a>. It might be a captured type C or D asteroid, for it reflects very little light. </p><p>Elara belongs to the Himalia group, moons orbiting between 11 and 13 <a href="/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(length)#1_gigametre" title="Orders of magnitude (length)">gigametres</a> from Jupiter at an inclination of about 27.5°.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson_2000_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson_2000-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its orbital elements are as of January 2000. They are continuously changing due to <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">solar</a> and planetary perturbations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discovery">Discovery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elara_(moon)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Discovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elara was discovered by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dillon_Perrine" title="Charles Dillon Perrine">Charles Dillon Perrine</a> of the Lick Observatory on January 6, 1905, the day after the discovery of <a href="/wiki/Himalia_(moon)" title="Himalia (moon)">Himalia</a>, also by Perrine, was announced. However, poor weather conditions delayed the confirmation of the discovery till the 21st of February.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exploration">Exploration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elara_(moon)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Exploration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Horizons_encounter">New Horizons encounter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elara_(moon)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New Horizons encounter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February and March 2007, the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a></i> spacecraft to <a href="/wiki/Pluto" title="Pluto">Pluto</a> captured Elara in several <a href="/wiki/LORRI_(New_Horizons)" class="mw-redirect" title="LORRI (New Horizons)">LORRI</a> images from a distance of five million miles.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elara_(moon)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter%27s_moons_in_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Jupiter's moons in fiction">Jupiter's moons in fiction</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elara_(moon)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Harvard1905-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Harvard1905_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Harvard1905_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPerrine1905" class="citation journal cs1">Perrine, C. 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3">S/2011 J 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dia_(moon)" title="Dia (moon)">Dia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%">Carpo group (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S/2018_J_4" title="S/2018 J 4">S/2018 J 4</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Carpo_(moon)" title="Carpo (moon)">Carpo</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%">Valetudo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valetudo_(moon)" title="Valetudo (moon)">Valetudo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ananke_group" title="Ananke group">Ananke group</a> (26)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Euporie_(moon)" title="Euporie (moon)">Euporie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LV" title="Jupiter LV">Jupiter LV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eupheme_(moon)" title="Eupheme (moon)">Eupheme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_3" title="S/2021 J 3">S/2021 J 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LII" title="Jupiter LII">Jupiter LII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LIV" title="Jupiter LIV">Jupiter LIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mneme_(moon)" title="Mneme (moon)">Mneme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euanthe_(moon)" title="Euanthe (moon)">Euanthe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_16" title="S/2003 J 16">S/2003 J 16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpalyke_(moon)" title="Harpalyke (moon)">Harpalyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthosie_(moon)" title="Orthosie (moon)">Orthosie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2022_J_3" title="S/2022 J 3">S/2022 J 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helike_(moon)" title="Helike (moon)">Helike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_2" title="S/2021 J 2">S/2021 J 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Praxidike_(moon)" title="Praxidike (moon)">Praxidike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXIV" title="Jupiter LXIV">Jupiter LXIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_1" title="S/2021 J 1">S/2021 J 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_12" title="S/2003 J 12">S/2003 J 12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXVIII" title="Jupiter LXVIII">Jupiter LXVIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelxinoe_(moon)" title="Thelxinoe (moon)">Thelxinoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyone_(moon)" title="Thyone (moon)">Thyone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_2" title="S/2003 J 2">S/2003 J 2</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Ananke_(moon)" title="Ananke (moon)">Ananke</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iocaste_(moon)" title="Iocaste (moon)">Iocaste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermippe_(moon)" title="Hermippe (moon)">Hermippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXX" title="Jupiter LXX">Jupiter LXX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Carme_group" title="Carme group">Carme group</a> (30)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S/2022_J_1" title="S/2022 J 1">S/2022 J 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2022_J_2" title="S/2022 J 2">S/2022 J 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2016_J_3" title="S/2016 J 3">S/2016 J 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasithee_(moon)" title="Pasithee (moon)">Pasithee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXIX" title="Jupiter LXIX">Jupiter LXIX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_6" title="S/2021 J 6">S/2021 J 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_24" title="S/2003 J 24">S/2003 J 24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaldene" title="Chaldene">Chaldene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXIII" title="Jupiter LXIII">Jupiter LXIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isonoe_(moon)" title="Isonoe (moon)">Isonoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_4" title="S/2021 J 4">S/2021 J 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallichore_(moon)" title="Kallichore (moon)">Kallichore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erinome" title="Erinome">Erinome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kale_(moon)" title="Kale (moon)">Kale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eirene_(moon)" title="Eirene (moon)">Eirene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aitne_(moon)" title="Aitne (moon)">Aitne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eukelade" title="Eukelade">Eukelade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arche_(moon)" title="Arche (moon)">Arche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taygete_(moon)" title="Taygete (moon)">Taygete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXXII" title="Jupiter LXXII">Jupiter LXXII</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Carme_(moon)" title="Carme (moon)">Carme</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herse_(moon)" title="Herse (moon)">Herse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXI" title="Jupiter LXI">Jupiter LXI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LI" title="Jupiter LI">Jupiter LI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_9" title="S/2003 J 9">S/2003 J 9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_LXVI" title="Jupiter LXVI">Jupiter LXVI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyke" title="Kalyke">Kalyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2018_J_3" title="S/2018 J 3">S/2018 J 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2021_J_5" title="S/2021 J 5">S/2021 J 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/2003_J_10" title="S/2003 J 10">S/2003 J 10</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pasiphae_group" title="Pasiphae group">Pasiphae group</a> (18)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philophrosyne_(moon)" title="Philophrosyne (moon)">Philophrosyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurydome_(moon)" title="Eurydome (moon)">Eurydome</a></li> <li><a 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