2005IAUC.8641....2V

C. C. Venturini, R. J. Rudy, D. K. Lynch, and S. Mazuk, Aerospace Corporation; R. C. Puetter, University of California at San Diego; R. B. Perry, Langley Research Center, NASA; and B. Walp, Lick Observatory, report 0.47- to 2.5-micron spectroscopy of V2361 Cyg (cf. IAUC 8483, 8487) with the Lick 3.0-m telescope (+ VNIRIS) at Nov. 13.212 UT. The near-infrared excess has diminished, which suggests a lowering of the dust temperature. The object is not as heavily extincted as was previously observed, probably a result of dissipation of a dust shell formed after outburst. The lower- excitation coronal lines of [Si VI] and [Ca VIII] are present. He I 1.0830-microns is dominant and He II lines are present. [N I] is identified, and the unidentified novae lines are weakly present. The optical spectrum is faint, and only H_alpha, [O III], and [N II] are prominent – although other weaker features are present.