THE HI DISTRIBUTION OF SPIRAL GALAXIES IN THE CLUSTER A-262

We present results of an HI survey of the cluster of galaxies Abell 26 2, using the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT). Eleven galax ies were detected in five fields. In a few cases the gas in these gala xies shows an asymmetrical distribution; the most likely explanation i s the interaction between the cluster medium and the gaseous disks. On ly two of the detected galaxies are slightly HI-deficient. At 40'' to the West of CGCG 160 - 049 we tentatively detect what may be an associ ated HI cloud. The total mass of this cloud is 2.5 10(8) M., and no op tical counterpart has yet been found.