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T. R. Geballe, R. S. Fisher, T. L. Hayward, and S. Chan, Gemini Observatory, report new 7-13-micron spectroscopy of V1187 Sco at the Gemini Northern Telescope on Sept. 7 UT using the low- resolution grating (resolution 200) in the instrument 'MICHELLE.' The rich hydrogen recombination-line spectrum has weakened by a factor of about 3 since the previous measurement of Aug. 11 (IAUC 8386). The H I 7-6 line currently has a flux of about 5 x 10**-16 W/m**2. Line widths (FWHM about 4000 km/s) are unchanged since the earlier spectrum. The 12.8-micron line of Ne II has appeared since the earlier spectrum and has a flux that is one-sixth that of H I 7-6. The early appearance of this line indicates that V1187 Sco belongs to the class of ONeMg novae. As the strength of the Ne II line is expected to increase over the next few weeks, further observations are encouraged.