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What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

Edit: Rephrased the question is: Can a planet's processionprecession frequency match its orbital frequency?

What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

Edit: Rephrased the question is: Can a planet's procession frequency match its orbital frequency?

What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

Edit: Rephrased the question is: Can a planet's precession frequency match its orbital frequency?

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What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

Edit: Rephrased the question is: Can a planet's procession frequency match its orbital frequency?

What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.

Edit: Rephrased the question is: Can a planet's procession frequency match its orbital frequency?

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Is it possible for a planet to be "axially locked"?

What I mean is, can a planet orbiting its sun have a fixed rotational axis relative to the sun ie in the case of earth the tilt is like this /........(sun)......./. as it goes around the sun. Can a planet have a tilt that works like this: \.......(sun)......./. as it goes around its sun. where / and \ are the axial tilt of said planet.