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Redshifts of several galaxies thought to be associated with NGC 326 are determined. The results confirm the presence of a cluster and find a mean redshift of and a line‐of‐sight velocity dispersion σz=599 (+230,−110) km s−1. The velocity dispersion and previously measured X‐ray gas temperature of kT≃1.9 keV are consistent with the cluster σzkT relation, and NGC 326 is seen to be a slowly moving member of the cluster.

Measurements of the velocities of galaxies thought to be associated with the giant radio galaxy NGC 6251 confirm the presence of a poor cluster with a systemic redshift of z= 0.0244 +/- 0.0004 and a line-of-sight velocity dispersion of sigma_{z}= 283 (+109, -52) km/s. This suggests a cluster atmosphere temperature of T = 0.7 (+0.6, -0.2) keV, which is not enough to confine the radio jet by gas pressure. The core of NGC 6251 shows strong emission lines of [O III] and H alpha + [N II], but there is no evidence for line emission from the jet (detected in optical continuum by Keel (1988)).Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, to be published in MNRA