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-The '''23rd century''' ([[Gregorian Calendar]]) comprises the years [[2201]]-[[2300]].
-== Astronomical predictions for the 23rd century ==
-* In the early 23rd century [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] will switch ranking with [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] and temporarily, for about 20 years, will become the 8th planet from the [[Sun]]. The last time this will have occurred is from [[1979]]-[[1999]].
-* Based upon current orbital measurements which gives it a period of 286 [[Earth]] [[year]]s, in [[2288]], the [[planetoid]] [[50000 Quaoar]] will have completed one 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 period of just under 248 Earth years.
-*[[2221]]: [[Triple conjunction]] between [[Mars]] and [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]
-*[[December 2]], [[2223]]: At 12:32 [[Universal Time|UTC]] Mars will [[occultation|occult]] [[Jupiter]]
-*[[2238]]/[[2239]]: Triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn (last triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn was in [[1981]])
-*[[August 12]], [[2243]]: At 04:52 UTC, [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] will occult Saturn
-*[[June 11]], [[2247]]: [[Transit of Venus]]
-*[[March 4]], [[2251]]: At 10:52 UTC, Venus will occult [[Uranus (planet)|Uranus]]
-*[[August 1]], [[2253]]: [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] occults [[Regulus]] (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on [[August 13]], [[364 BC]])
-*[[June 9]], [[2255]]: Transit of Venus
-*[[2279]]: Triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn
-*[[October 6]], [[2271]]: Close [[conjunction]] between Venus and Regulus, perhaps occultation of Regulus by Venus
-*[[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]].
-*[[Friday]], [[February 22]], [[2222]]: At 02:22:22, the date will read something like: '''2222-2-22 2:22:22'''
-== Religious Predictions ==
-According to the [[Talmud]], [[End of the world|the world will end]] in the year [[2240]].
-If the Jewish account of [[Creation (theology)|Creation]] is true and the world was created in [[3761 BC]], it will have been 6,000 years since then in [[2239]]. Some people believe this is when the [[End of the world|world will end]].
-== 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]])
-====Other television and film====
-* ''[[Futurama]]'' in the 2200s, [[Zoidberg]]'s race, the Decapodians, first arrived on Earth, later causing the extinction of the [[anchovie]].
-* ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' ([[2263]], the beginning is set in [[1914]], then shifts to "300 years later;" background props give the exact year).
-* ''[[Logan's Run]]'' (the movie)
-* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' (before the accident) in which [[Red Dwarf characters#David_Lister|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 science fiction|post-apocalyptic]] 23rd century.
-* ''[[Babylon 5]]'', a TV-series set in the mid 23rd century.
-* ''[[F-Zero: GP Legend]]'', a videogame and TV-series is set in the year 2201.
-* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' and ''[[Bubblegum Crisis 2040]]'' anime tv series.
-===Computer games===
-* In ''[[Starcraft]]'', the [[United Powers League]] is said to take control of Earth on [[November 22]], [[2229]].
-* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator 2]]'', a computer game, is set between [[November]], [[2230]] and [[January 7]], [[2231]].
-* ''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout 2]]'', a computer game, set in [[2241]].
-* In ''[[Einhänder]]'' the [[Earth]] and [[Moon]] are at war, the events of the game transpiring sometime in [[2245]].
-* ''[[I-War (Independence War)|Independence War]]'' (aka ''I-War''), a large-scale spacecraft game is set in [[2268]].
-* ''[[Mega Man X: Command Mission]]'' takes place sometime after [[2202]], officially in 22XX.
-* ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' is placed in the 23rd Century, as said by Paul Verhoeven is the Director's commentary.
-===Arcade and console games===
-* ''[[Raystorm]]'', a.k.a. [[Layer Section 2]], takes place in the 23rd century, including a stage in [[August 5]] [[2219]] among others.
-==Decades and years==
-{{DecadesAndYears|21|22|23}}
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