The orbital inclination of satellites such as this one is limited by the Kozai effect, discovered by Yoshihide Kozai in 1962.
Luna Karpo ima premer okoli 3 km in obkroža Jupiter v razdalji 17,145.000 km, obkroži ga v 458,625 dneh po krožnici, ki ima naklon 56 ° na ekliptiko (oziroma 55° na ravnino Jupitrovega ekvatorja).