Optical spectra of V367 Cygni with McKellar coude

Absorption lines of FeII and SiII that form in a circumsystem shell are prominent features, and the depths of these are stable with time, suggesting that the shell is smoothly distributed and well mixed. Further evidence of uniformity comes from modest radial velocity variations measured in the deepest parts of the shell lines.

It is suggested that motions previously attributed to rotation of the shell are instead artifacts of contamination from the donor star spectrum. A donor star spectrum is extracted that is consistent with that of an early to mid-A giant. The depths of metallic lines in the donor spectrum vary with orbital phase, suggesting that spot activity covers a large fraction of the surface of that star.