awe.pois.update({
  data:{
    rotation:{
      y: 360
    },
    animation: {
        duration: 5,
        persist: 0
    }
  },
  where:{
    id:'fixedObj',
  }
});

var new_x = 0, // start pov position at x:0
    new_z = 0, // start the pov position at z:0
    duration = 3, // make the animation run for 3 seconds
    step_size = 360/(duration*61), // if duration == 1 & rAF runs at ~60hz
    circle_radius = 400,
    angle = 0,
    target_poi_id = "fixedObj", // set the poi you want to circle around
      target_poi_x = awe.pois.view(target_poi_id).position.x,
      target_poi_z = awe.pois.view(target_poi_id).position.z;
awe.pov().update({
  position:{ x:1 }, // set an arbitrary non zero position update but override it below
  animation: {
        duration: duration,
        persist: 0, // change this to 1 if you don't want to reset to how you started
        step_callback:function(io) {  // setup a callback on each step
          angle += step_size; // update the current angle
          new_x = Math.sin(THREE.Math.degToRad(angle))*circle_radius ; // calculate the x based on angle
          new_z = Math.cos(THREE.Math.degToRad(angle))*circle_radius ; // calculate the z based on angle
          awe.pov().update({ position:{ x:target_poi_x+new_x, z:target_poi_z+new_z } }); // update offset from the poi you're circling
          io.object.look_at_poi({ id:target_poi_id  }); // make the pov look at the poi you're circling
        },
        end_callback:function(io) {
          io.object.look_at_poi({ id:target_poi_id  }); // if you don't persist then reset orientation here
        }
    }
});