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The 23rd century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2201 -2300.

Contents

1 Astronomical predictions for the 23rd century 2 Religious Predictions 3 Science fiction set in the 23rd century 3.1 Literature 3.2 Television and film 3.2.1 Star Trek 3.2.2 Other television and film 3.3 Computer games 4 Decades and years 5 External links

Astronomical predictions for the 23rd century

• In the early 23rd century Pluto will switch ranking with Neptune and temporarily, for about 20 years, will become the 8th planet from the sun. The last time this occurred was during 1979-1999.
• On Sunday, August 28, 2287 - the distance between Mars and Earth closes toward its minimum, the closest approach of the two planets since Wednesday, August 27, 2003.
• There will be a Transit of Venus in 2247 and 2255 .
• Based upon current orbital calculations which gives it a year equivalent to 286 Earth years, in 2288 , the planetoid 50000 Quaoar will have completed one complete orbit of the sun since its discovery in 2002. Similarly, the year 2252 will mark a full orbital cycle since the 2004 discovery of the planetoid 90482 Orcus, which as of 2004 had a calculated orbit of just under 248 Earth years.

Religious Predictions

According to the Talmud, the world will end in the year 2240.

Science fiction set in the 23rd century

Literature

• The Fortunate Fall , a novel by Raphael Carter
• The Glass Bead Game, a novel by Hermann Hesse
• Satellite Night trilogy, by Nick Pollotta

Television and film

Star Trek

• Star Trek: The Original Series (pilots circa 2254 and 2265 , series circa 2266 -2269 )
• Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (circa 2271 -2272 , two-and-a-half years after the end of the series)
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (circa 2285)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (circa 2285)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (circa 2286 )
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (circa 2287)
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (circa 2293 )
• Star Trek: Generations (opening circa 2293, seventy eight years before 2371 )
• Babylon 5, a TV-series set in the mid 23rd century

Other television and film

• The Fifth Element (circa 2214 , the beginning is set in 1914, then shifts to "300 years later")
• Logan's Run (the movie)
• Red Dwarf (before the accident) in which Lister states that he is "an enlightened 23rd century man" (yet earlier episodes said 21st century). Though for the most part, it is set 3 million years later.
• Zardoz, a movie in a post-apocalyptic 23rd century

Computer games

• Fallout 2, a computer game, set in 2241

Decades and years

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External links

• 23rd century http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/23rd_Century at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki