DC Comics brought in Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium in New York City, yes, the REAL New York City, to “find” Kal-El’s home, Krypton.
Located about 27 light years away in the constellation Corvus.
It has been posted in a couple of places like Yahoo! but I like Newsarama’s coverage better. More information there on how to find the star for yourself.