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We report the discovery of a faint L6 \pm 1 companion to the previously knownM9 dwarf, 2MASS J01303563-4445411, based on our near-infrared imaging andspectroscopic observations with the 3m Infrared Telescope Facility SpeXimager/spectrometer. The visual binary is separated by 3. 28 \pm 0. 05 on thesky at a spectrophotometric distance of 40 \pm 14 pc. The projected physicalseparation is 130 \pm 50 AU, making it one of the widest VLM field multiplescontaining a brown dwarf companion. 2MASS J0130-4445 is only one of ten wideVLM pairs and only one of six in the field. The secondary is considerablyfainter ({\Delta}K ~ 2.35 mag) and redder ({\Delta} (J - Ks) ~ 0.81 dex),consistent with component near-infrared types of M9.0 \pm 0.5 and L6 \pm 1based on our resolved spectroscopy. The component types suggest a secondarymass well within the hydrogen-burning limit and an age-dependent mass ratio of0.6-0.9. The system's space motion and spectroscopic indicators suggest an ageof 2-4 Gyr while the model-dependent masses and binding energies suggest thatthis system is unlikely to have formed via dynamical ejection. The age,composition, and separation of the 2MASS J01303563-4445411 system make ituseful for tests of VLM formation theories and of condensate cloud formation inL dwarfs.

Resolved Spectroscopy of M Dwarf/L Dwarf Binaries. IV. Discovery of an M9 + L6 BInary Separated by Over 100 AU