Peter Schwekendiek (b. 1954) is a German astrophysicist who worked on dynamics of galactic clusters. As a member of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut he contributed to the Hipparcos astrometry space mission. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.
Discovered on 13-10-1990 in Tautenburg by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F.