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The 22nd century (Gregorian calendar) will comprise the years 2101-2200.
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Astronomical predictions for the 22nd century
A total solar eclipse exceeding 7 minutes of totality will occur on June 25, 2150. This will be the first time this has happened in 177 years, but eclipse fans will not have to wait nearly so long for it to happen again —on July 5, 2168 an eclipse with 7 min 26 s of totality will occur, and on July 16, 2186 an eclipse of 7 min 29 s (close to the theoretical maximum) will occur. This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the 8,000 year period from 3000 BCE to CE 5000 (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC.DEPP).
4 May 2102: There is a slight possibility that the asteroid will impact Earth
August, 2113: First time Pluto reaches Aphelion since its discovery.
2170: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter
Given that Pluto's orbit is approximately 248 Earth years, the year 2178 will mark the first Plutonian anniversary of the dwarf planet's discovery
2185: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
2187: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
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Literature (novels, short stories, comics)
Judge Dredd, a 2000 AD story (note that the earliest episodes took place in 2099, though most following stories have taken place in the 22nd century, usually 122 years after real-world publication (so a story published in the comic in 2006 will take place in 2128)).
Marte XXIII by Jordi Sierra I Fabra (Mars 23rd in reference to the unreal 23rd century the story events take place in). Events take place in 2109.
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Television and film
Due to the time-travel nature of its stories, Doctor Who has taken place at various points during the 22nd century.
Gundam X, an alternate universe "what-if" of Mobile Suit Gundam where the Earth Federation lost the One Year War (called the Seventh Space War in GX), takes place in 2174, assuming the Seventh Space War took place at the same time as the One Year War.
Gundam Seed, an alternate-universe version of Mobile Suit Gundam (the Cosmic Era calendar begins about 10 years after the predicted oil crash of the mid-21st century, placing the beginning of the CE calendar sometime between 2040 and 2090, the series would therefore take place sometime between 2111 and 2161).
Hyperdrive, a British sitcom features the adventures of the crew of the HMS Camden Lock as they pursue Britain's interests in 2151.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2151-2161). The first starship capable of reaching Warp 5 is launched from Earth, leading to unprecedented exploration of space, including first contacts with the Klingons, Andorians, and Romulans. According to this series, an area of Earth stretching from Florida to Venezuela will be devastated by an alien attack in 2153, resulting in the death of 7 million people. Enterprise is decommissioned in 2161, just prior to the establishment of the United Federation of Planets.
The animated television series Exosquad is apparently set in the late 2110s.
In Doctor Who it was around 2164 that the Daleks invaded Earth.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fight future crime in the year 2105 in the animated series
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Video games
Doom, the events of the computer game series take place in the 22nd century.
Front Mission 3 takes place in 2112. Additionally, this is when the People's Republic of Da Han Zhong forms out of China.
Mega Man X Series, takes place during 21XX (starting at 2114 or later).
Alien Legacy, the launch of the Seedship UNS Calypso takes place in 2119; the launch of Tantalus takes place in 2135.
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Other
Reich Star An RPG which takes place in 2134, it was published by Simon Bell and Ken Richardson (1991) under the name of "Creative Encounters"
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Other
In 2110, Kipland "Kip" Kinkel is eligible for parole after the murders of both his parents and two students at his school.
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Decades and Years
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