I'd say it has to be a gravitationallens, an incredibly dense mass.
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That we might have a gravitationallens of our very own, nearby and available.
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Furthermore, NASA explains that the "immense gravity in Abell 2744 acts as a gravitationallens to warp space".
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Astronomers spotted the dwarf star because it acted as a gravitationallens, focusing light from a blue background star in another galaxy.
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This natural " gravitationallens" effect essentially magnified the distant light by nearly 10 times, making it bright enough for Spitzer and Hubble to detect.