Meanings of minor planet names: 400001–401000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
	400001–400100
	400101–400200
	400201–400300
	400301–400400
400309 Ralfhofner	2007 TC₁₈₅	Ralf Hofner (1960-2014), a German amateur astronomer and founder of one of the biggest European Star Parties, located near Herzberg, Brandenburg. †
	400401–400500
	400501–400600
	400601–400700
	400701–400800
	400801–400900
	400901–401000

Preceded by 399,001–400,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 400,001–401,000	Succeeded by 401,001–402,000

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