HD 130144 is a variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. It has the variable star designation EK Boötis (or EK Boo), while HD 130144 is the designation from the Henry Draper Catalogue. The star is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that ranges from 5.33 down to 5.71. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 810 light years from the Sun. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −23 km/s.