23rd century

(22nd century - 23rd century - 24th century - other centuries)

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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 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.
• Sunday, August 28, 2287 - Mars and Earth come very close, the closest since Wednesday, August 27, 2003.

Religious Predictions

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

Science fiction set in the 23rd century

• The Fifth Element (circa 2214, the beginning is set in 1914, then shifts to "300 years later")
• Logan's Run (the movie)
• Babylon 5, a TV-series set in the mid 23rd century
• Satellite Night trilogy, by Nick Pollotta
• The Glass Bead Game, a novel by Hermann Hesse
• The Fortunate Fall, a novel by Raphael Carter
• Zardoz, a movie in a post-apocalyptic 23rd century
• 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, roughly eighteen months 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)
• Starcraft, a computer game set in the late 23rd century
• Red Dwarf, in which Lister states that he is "an enlightened 23rd century man"(Though, strictly speaking, it is set in the 30023rd century)
• Fallout 2, a computer game, set in Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki