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Re:Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star by fernandopj on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @04:42PM (#12355107)
Planet rotation is 83 days [1]. So no, no perpetual days or nights on Proxima b.

[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/24/health/proxima-b-centauri-...

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Re:Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star by vojvod on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @06:31PM (#12355756)
83 days is the star's rotation period.
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