木衛十五是木星的內圈衛星群中體積最小且距離第二近的衛星。木衛十五主要在木星環主環的邊緣上運行,而運行軌道的半徑大約有129,000 公里,相當於木星赤道半徑的1.806倍。[2]木衛十五是太陽系目前所知的衛星中,少數在軌道上運行的時間比母星自轉的時間還要來得短的衛星。另外兩個為離木星最近的衛星木卫十六及火星的衛星火卫一(福波斯)。木衛十五的軌道離心率及軌道傾角(相對於木星赤道夾角)皆特別小,分別為0.0015 and 0.03°。[2]
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