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Izar is the place from which Starfleet Captain Garth is considered to have hailed. He was known as "Garth of Izar" during at least the 2260s.

Izar was most likely intended to be the Izar star system, also known as Epsilon Bootis. It is a binary star system (spectral classes K0II-III and A2V) about 200 light years away from Sol. If so, he would have either been born on or emigrated to one of the planets of that system.
Izar could also be a planet, nation, city, or town - the episode does not permit any conclusions in that regard. However, in TOS: "Metamorphosis", Zefram Cochrane is said to be "of Alpha Centauri", which is clearly meant as a star system. Since Cochrane was born on Earth, he must have emigrated there at some point and considered it his home; Garth may have done likewise from his birthplace (which was probably not Earth, as he refers to humans as "Earth people").
The Star Trek Star Charts suggest that the inhabited planet is Epsilon Bootis III.
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