This is a fairly small asteroid on the scale of planets. While it might have some negative consequences for the thin film of life clinging to the surface, the p

This is a fairly small asteroid on the scale of planets. While it might have some negative consequences for the thin film of life clinging to the surface, the planet itself wouldn't even notice. Impacts _much_ larger than this one have happened many times over the course of our planet's history, and have had no significant impact on our orbit.