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yayforfood1 t1_j4r0rfl wrote

magnetic north tends to align approximately with the rotation of the planet so yes, it's possible, but it would only be aligned twice a year like Uranus. if a magnetic pole is pointing towards the star, it lets a lot of solar wind into the atmosphere.

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szypty t1_j4r4c02 wrote

Hmm, unless it was also tidally locked maybe?

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yayforfood1 t1_j4r5594 wrote

no, if it was tidally locked, the axis of rotation would be where we expect the north/south poles to be. u can't rotate on 2 axes at once, and as far as I know, tidal forces wouldn't be strong enough to precess the axis once a year like that. something something rotational inertia (to be clear, I'm not a physicist, I just have spent way too much time learning about space)

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