Iota Boötis system
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Iota Bootis system, also known as Asellus Secundus, أولاد الضّباع, 天槍二 and 21 Boötis, is a binary/trinary star system.
The system is located at a distance of 94.8 light years (29.1 parsecs) from the UCP command system, Sol.
Overview
The primary component, Iota Boötis, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf classified as a DSCTC-type variable star with a low amplitude.
The companion, HD 234121, is a main sequence star belonging to spectral class K0. It is separated from ι Boo by 1,100 AU.
There is a possible third star in this system.
