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MACS 1 (USMC), also known as Arp 87, is an extragalactic object located approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It's a cD galaxy, which is a type of elliptical galaxy that has a very large and dominant central bulge. The 'MACS' stands for Massive Cluster of Galaxies, indicating that it is part of a cluster of galaxies. In astronomy, such clusters are often used as gravitational lenses to study distant objects behind them due to their immense mass bending the path of light from those objects. This specific MACS cluster, commonly referred to as 'MACS 1 (USMC)', is often utilized in astronomical research for its significant lens effect. It's named 'USMC' due to its association with the United States Marine Corps, who provided funding for the Hubble Space Telescope observation that led to its identification and study.