| Elara | |
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| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Diameter | unknown |
| Discovery date | January 5, 1905 |
| Discovered by | C. D. Perrine |
Elara is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905. It is the eighth-largest moon of Jupiter and is named after Elara, one of Zeus's lovers and the mother of the giant Tityos.