The two stars of ι Cancri are separated by 30 arcseconds, changing only slowly.

Although no orbit has been derived, the two stars show a large common proper motion and are assumed to be gravitationally related.

[12] The brighter star, ι Cancri A, is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.02.

No such donor has been detected in the ι Cancri system, but it is assumed that there is an unseen white dwarf.

[13] The fainter of the two stars, ι Cancri B, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.57.