  We report the discovery of a very low mass binary system (primary mass <0.1
Msol) with a projected separation of ~5100 AU, more than twice that of the
widest previously known system. A spectrum covering the 1-2.5 microns
wavelength interval at R ~1700 is presented for each component. Analysis of the
spectra indicates spectral types of M6.5V and M8V, and the photometric distance
of the system is ~62 pc. Given that previous studies have established that no
more than 1% of very low mass binary systems have orbits larger than 20 AU, the
existence of such a wide system has a bearing on very low mass star formation
and evolution models.
