Photometric Monitoring of Bright Be Stars. IV. 1996-1999

We report long-term UBV observations of 15 bright, active Be stars, namely: X Persei, EW Canis Majoris, θ Coronae Borealis, 4 (V839) Herculis, 88 (V744) Herculis, 66 (V2048) Ophiuchi, NW Serpentis, CX Draconis, 12 (V395) Vulpeculae, 28 (V1624) Cygni, QR Vulpeculae, 59 (V832) Cygni, EW Lacertae, ο Andromedae, and KX Andromedae. The observations were made in 1996-1999 through the Automatic Photometric Telescope Service in Arizona and through the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) photoelectric photometry program and have been added to a database extending back 20 years. We describe the stars' recent behavior and also comment on the long-term behavior of some of them. They vary photometrically on timescales ranging from about a day to many years.