We present Chandra , Very Large Array ( VLA ) , and Very Long Baseline Array ( VLBA ) observations of the nucleus of NGC 4696 , a giant elliptical in the Centaurus cluster of galaxies . Like M87 in the Virgo cluster , PKS 1246 - 410 in the Centaurus cluster is a nearby example of a radio galaxy in a dense cluster environment . In analyzing the new X-ray data we have found a compact X-ray feature coincident with the optical and radio core . While nuclear emission from the X-ray source is expected , its luminosity is low , < 10 ^ { 40 } erg s ^ { -1 } . We estimate the Bondi accretion radius to be 30 pc and the accretion rate to be 0.01 M _ { \odot } y ^ { -1 } which under the canonical radiative efficiency of 10 % would overproduce by 3.5 orders of magnitude the radiative luminosity . Much of this energy can be directed into the kinetic energy of the jet , which over time inflates the observed cavities seen in the thermal gas . The VLBA observations reveal a weak nucleus and a broad , one-sided jet extending over 25 parsecs in position angle - 150 degrees . This jet is deflected on the kpc-scale to a more east-west orientation ( position angle of - 80 degrees ) .