Powerful H${}_2$ Emission and Star Formation on the Interacting Galaxy System Arp 143: Observations with Spitzer and GALEX

P. Beirão, P. N. Appleton, B. R. Brandl +3

We present new mid-infrared ($5-35\mu$m) and ultraviolet (1539 -- 2316 Å) observations of the interacting galaxy system Arp 143 (NGC 2444/2445) from the Spitzer Space Telescope and…