遗憾，黎明号探测器拜访智神星计划受阻。

成功环绕谷神星，黎明号的初期任务持续到2016年6月。
延伸任务：原计划2018年飞掠智神星的任务因为之前的故障而无法前往，黎明号将伴随谷神星一直绕飞下去。

It was initially hoped that after the primary mission, a flyby of the remaining protoplanet in the asteroid belt, Pallas, might be possible when it crosses the ecliptic in 2018. (Because of the high inclination of the Palladian orbit, only a quick flyby would have been possible.) However, with two of Dawn's reaction wheels out of commission, the remainder of Dawn's hydrazine fuel will need to be expended to orient the craft in low Cererian orbit.The supply of hydrazine will dictate the length of the primary mission; it will not be possible for Dawn to leave Ceres. Dawn will become a long-term satellite of Ceres when the hydrazine fuel is exhausted, with orbital stability on a time scale of centuries.

智神星是2号小行星，体积比灶神星略大，质量比灶神星略小。由于其轨道倾角达到34.8°，探测器计划在2018年当智神星穿越黄道平面时飞越智神星。可惜故障了，具体故障参见上面英文。

未来，由于小智的高轨道倾角，假如派遣探测器前往智神星，会耗费大量燃料，并且除了智神星之外，哪儿都去不了了。所以，未来相当长的时间内，人类都无法近距离了解小智。—— 内太阳系第七大天体。
另外，小智疑似有一颗千米级卫星。

成功环绕谷神星，黎明号的初期任务持续到2016年6月。
延伸任务：原计划2018年飞掠智神星的任务因为之前的故障而无法前往，黎明号将伴随谷神星一直绕飞下去。

It was initially hoped that after the primary mission, a flyby of the remaining protoplanet in the asteroid belt, Pallas, might be possible when it crosses the ecliptic in 2018. (Because of the high inclination of the Palladian orbit, only a quick flyby would have been possible.) However, with two of Dawn's reaction wheels out of commission, the remainder of Dawn's hydrazine fuel will need to be expended to orient the craft in low Cererian orbit.The supply of hydrazine will dictate the length of the primary mission; it will not be possible for Dawn to leave Ceres. Dawn will become a long-term satellite of Ceres when the hydrazine fuel is exhausted, with orbital stability on a time scale of centuries.

智神星是2号小行星，体积比灶神星略大，质量比灶神星略小。由于其轨道倾角达到34.8°，探测器计划在2018年当智神星穿越黄道平面时飞越智神星。可惜故障了，具体故障参见上面英文。

未来，由于小智的高轨道倾角，假如派遣探测器前往智神星，会耗费大量燃料，并且除了智神星之外，哪儿都去不了了。所以，未来相当长的时间内，人类都无法近距离了解小智。—— 内太阳系第七大天体。
另外，小智疑似有一颗千米级卫星。