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NASA 's Lucy spacecraft will fly by a small main belt asteroid named Dinkanesh on November 1st, 2023 .
The primary purpose of this encounter is to test the spacecraft's terminal tracking system.
Lucy will use the system to keep its instruments pointing at the asteroid as it flies by at 10,000 mph .
The encounter will be a dress rehearsal of Lucy 's planned Trojan asteroid encounters.
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