26W20 , a radio galaxy located at a projected distance of 2.2 Mpc from the center of Abell 754 ( z=0.054 ) exhibits core emission properties similar to those of a BL Lac object .
New radio observations and VLA archival data show parsec scale features in the core ( L _ { r } \sim 10 ^ { 41 } ergs s ^ { -1 } ) with a flat spectrum .
From observations with ROSAT , we demonstrate that the X-ray core emission ( L _ { x } = 3 \times 10 ^ { 43 } ergs s ^ { -1 } ) is non-thermal and variable .
An 18 % increase in the X-ray luminosity was observed in two observations separated by five days .
The optical morphology is that of a large , normal elliptical galaxy ( m _ { v } = 15.6 ) and the optical spectrum lacks strong emission lines .
If the innermost segment of the radio jet is close to our line of sight , Doppler boosting could explain both the observed X-ray intensity and the absence of emitting line regions .