The companion, HD 234121, is a magnitude 7.3 main-sequence star belonging to spectral class K0V.[12][13] It is separated from ι Boo by 1,100 AU.[4] HD 234121 has a mass of 0.8 M☉, a luminosity of 0.4 L☉, a temperature of 5,090 K, and a radius of 0.8 R☉.[14]
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^ abKiss, L. L.; Alfaro, E. J.; Bakos, G.; Csak, B.; Szatmary, K. (1999). "On the monoperiodicity of the suspected delta Scuti star Iota Bootis". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 4698: 1. Bibcode:1999IBVS.4698....1K.
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